Medellín-EPM offer Nairo Quintana last-minute contract after signing Miguel Ángel López

Nairo Quintana during the 2022 Tour de France
Nairo Quintana during the 2022 Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)

Colombian Continental team Medellín-EPM have followed up their recent signing of Miguel Ángel López with an offer to star climber Nairo Quintana to join their squad for 2023.

Like his compatriot López, the former Grand Tour winner has been on the hunt for a team since he and Arkea-Samsic parted ways following his positive in the 2023 Tour de France for banned substance tramadol.

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Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.