Nairo Quintana

[Bonus]

The little guy is receiving a heros welcome back at home in Colombia.

 

This old mans sign says "Thank you Nairo for making Colombia Happy"

[Bonus]

From Wiki:

 

Born in  Cómbita, neighbouring  town of the capital of Boyacá, Tunja, in Colombia, to a farming family, Quintana comes from a humble background, but his family still saved up to buy Quintana a second-hand mountain bike to make the 16 km journey through the Eastern Ranges of the Andes to school  and to travel from village to village to sell fruit and vegetables. At the age of 16 he also started working as a taxi driver using his father's car.

 

Quintana resides in Cómbita, splitting his time between his native country and Pamplona in Navarre  Spain. His parents' names are Luis Quintana and Eloisa Rojas, and he has four siblings: sisters Nelly and Lady, and brothers Willington and Dayer^.

 

At the age of 15 he was hit by a taxi whilst riding, leaving him in a coma for five days. Despite this, his father, a cycling fan, recognised Nairo's potential and spent 300,000 Colombian pesos (around £100) on a racing bike to see if Nairo could make a career in the sport.

[Ispeed_V]

From Wiki:

 

Born in  Cómbita, neighbouring  town of the capital of Boyacá, Tunja, in Colombia, to a farming family, Quintana comes from a humble background, but his family still saved up to buy Quintana a second-hand mountain bike to make the 16 km journey through the Eastern Ranges of the Andes to school  and to travel from village to village to sell fruit and vegetables. At the age of 16 he also started working as a taxi driver using his father's car.

 

Quintana resides in Cómbita, splitting his time between his native country and Pamplona in Navarre  Spain. His parents' names are Luis Quintana and Eloisa Rojas, and he has four siblings: sisters Nelly and Lady, and brothers Willington and Dayer^.

 

At the age of 15 he was hit by a taxi whilst riding, leaving him in a coma for five days. Despite this, his father, a cycling fan, recognised Nairo's potential and spent 300,000 Colombian pesos (around £100) on a racing bike to see if Nairo could make a career in the sport.

 And the rest is history

[Pure Savage]

Thought this was going to be about the Columbian dope doctor that was arrested in Columbia in July and that he has been working with top Columbian cyclists...

[Meezo]

Thought this was going to be about the Columbian dope doctor that was arrested in Columbia in July and that he has been working with top Columbian cyclists...

 

ah look a comment

['Dale]

Thought this was going to be about the Columbian dope doctor that was arrested in Columbia in July and that he has been working with top Columbian cyclists...

 

 

No 

You're confusing Colombia Land with Great Britain......

 

   

['Dale]

Do any of you know how tough it is to rise up on the World Tour as a Colombian with all its hidden and obvious obstacles.

 

Language barriers

Cultural barriers

All kinds of performance challenges.

 

I don't know either

Can only imagine

 

 

This guy is special

His smile is so much bigger at home

 

GO NAAAIIIIRRRRRROooooOORORRRRROOOOO    

[Patchelicious]

I love how opinion bias plays a role in who we taint as dirty.

[Pure Savage]

Do any of you know how tough it is to rise up on the World Tour as a Kenyan with all its hidden and obvious obstacles.

 

Language barriers

Cultural barriers

All kinds of performance challenges.

 

I don't know either

Can only imagine

 

Zero federation support

 

This guy is special

His smile is so much bigger at home

 

GO FROOOMMMMEEEE     

 

Fixed 

[Spinnekop]

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[Shebeen]

Do any of you know how tough it is to rise up on the World Tour as a Colombian with all its hidden and obvious obstacles.

 

Language barriers

Cultural barriers

All kinds of performance challenges.

 

I don't know either

Can only imagine

 

 

This guy is special

His smile is so much bigger at home

 

GO NAAAIIIIRRRRRROooooOORORRRRROOOOO    

 

I think Colombians actually have quite a proud history of punching well above their weight - being spanish speaking they are able to hit the big scene from riding in Spain.

 

they're currently ranked #6 as a country

http://www.procyclingstats.com/rankings.php?c=1&id=pcs_ranking_nations_20160921

 BUT, #1 for u23

http://www.procyclingstats.com/rankings.php?c=1&id=pcs_ranking_u23_nations_20160921

 

Here's an interesting pic. pantano, quintana, chaves and atapuma racing as juniors. That's one helluva conversion rate!

 

[Shebeen]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Herrera_(cyclist)

 

won the Vuelta in 1987 (before NQ was even born)

 

but still an amazing achievement, look forward to him duking it out for years to come

[Oxter]

I think Colombians actually have quite a proud history of punching well above their weight - being spanish speaking they are able to hit the big scene from riding in Spain.

 

they're currently ranked #6 as a country

http://www.procyclingstats.com/rankings.php?c=1&id=pcs_ranking_nations_20160921

 BUT, #1 for u23

http://www.procyclingstats.com/rankings.php?c=1&id=pcs_ranking_u23_nations_20160921

 

Here's an interesting pic. pantano, quintana, chaves and atapuma racing as juniors. That's one helluva conversion rate!

 

Wow...NQ only looks 50 in that photo

['Dale]

Fixed

Hehehe

 

Nairo Dawg just doesn't the same hey ????

['Dale]

Excellent doccie on The Condor

23 mins

 

He started riding car age 15

Wow

 

[DIPSLICK]

I was stealing them loooong before that, slow learner