Movistar team manager, Eusebio Unzue has said that Vuelta a Espana leader Nairo Quintana’s speculation that he may one day do all three Grand Tours in the same year is not practical, at least in the short term.
During his rest day press conference, the Colombian said that the idea of doing Giro, Tour and Vuelta in the same year, as his team-mate Alejandro Valverde is in the process of doing this season, had caught his attention. While not totally pouring cold water on the idea, Unzue has argued that Quintana would have to wait for some time before really considering it as an option.
“I don’t see it as being possible at the moment,” Unzue cautiously told Cyclingnews. “Bear in mind that Nairo is 26, which is a still a little young to be fully mature for Grand Tours.”
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Unzue argued that team-mate Alejandro Valverde’s series of Grand Tour results are “more a demonstration of what an exceptional rider he is than anything else.”
Valverde finished third in the Giro d’Italia, sixth in the Tour de France and is currently in second place overall at the Vuelta a Espana after the first rest day.
“If we look at Alejandro, either he’s going to convince us that he’s a one-of-a-kind as a rider, or he’ll show us that if you handle the calendar carefully, racing all three Grand Tours is possible.”
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