Dduring the 2025 season, in which he already participated in the Giro de Italia and prepares for what will be The closing of the year in the Tour of Spain, the results that many of the followers of Nairo Quintana have not arrived. And although his return to Movistar Team was in another role, more to contribute his experience than to be the protagonist, it seems that the expectations were very high, After the sanction and absence of World Tour of the UCI throughout 2023.
Although he had mentioned being in the final stretch of his career in top -level cycling, It was more than surprising what was reported in Colombian media last Thursday, June 26 about his confirmed retirement for 2026. It was much more striking than this was communicated in voice the manager of the Boyacense in the middle of a meeting with representatives of various media. Well, Normally, an advertisement is done by the protagonist of the news and in a press conference or significant event.
But what made the media Fernanda Ríos understand is that Quintana, who began his way in international cycling in 2011, would say goodbye in the middle of next year. And the stir was so great and confused, that hours later he had to clarify the situation, leading to several media and journalists to rectify, delete notes and networks of networks, in addition to waiting for that important decision.
What is known about the retirement of Nairo Quintana cycling in 2026?
On the afternoon of last Thursday, June 26, 2025, after several journalists had contact with Nairo's manager, with whom they were talking about the 'Great Fund Nairo Quintana', details and data began to be known about what would be the sports news of the moment. Beyond that it was a possibility that this happened, the confirmation took the main media of Colombia.
Even, In Caracol Radio they had the opportunity to talk to Ríos and thus talked about the cyclist's retreat: “The next year is a great challenge for all. Nairo, next year, ends his sports and competitive care He saw grow, born and put it big “those were the textual words and the audio that met.
While The newspaper El Tiempo registered the same novelty: “The Boyacense cyclist Nairo Quintana defined that 2026 will be the last of his career as a professional, according to his environment in a meeting with media. As confirmed on Thursday his manager, Luisa Fernanda Ríos to the media, Nairo will pedal in the squad until 2026”.
Thus they began to see reactions of sadness, nostalgia and pride because the 14 years of the sports career of the Boyacense reached the end and the samples of love, love, thanks and pride, multiplied in social networks.
They denied the confirmed retirement of Nairo Quintana by 2026
When everything was already rolling to start planning tributes and honors to the great athlete born on Boyacense soil, the Portal of the antenna 2 radio station was against all information and denied what seemed a reality. And although the most important thing would be to listen to Nairo's voice to give light on the subject, this version also quotes Luisa Fernanda Ríos.
“This version was denied by its manager Luisa Fernanda Ríos in dialogue with Antena2.com. Ríos explained that Nairo, with 35 years, has not yet put the date to his retirement as a professional cyclist, taking into account that his contract with the Movistar Team is agreed until the end of 2026”was read in the note published hours after the initial and it was clear that the Boyacense contract went until the end of next year.
And to relate what he had said in his first conversation with this clarification, Ríos referred to an eventual and hypothetical scenario of the official retirement: “In case of announcing his retirement, the pedalist would carry out a new version of his great background in Boyacense territory”. Hence It is understood that it will focus on the rest of the 2025 season and in the face of what will be 2026 with the Iberian squad.
Obviously, everyone expects the referent of Colombian cycling to appear and give its final version, without forgetting that this impacts world sports because in these 14 years it has obtained important results. Starting, by A title (2014) and a runner -up (2017) in the Tour of Italy, the two second places (2013 and 2015) and a third place (2016) in the Tour de France and a title in the Tour of Spain (2016). In addition to titles in Tyrrhenian-Adriatic (2015-2017), Volta to Catalonia (2016), return to the Basque Country (2013), Tour de Romandía (2016), among many other records and awards.
