Movistar Team (France) - Press Release: Tour de France (st. 18).

Colombian crowns top breakaway in Valloire, gains back more than five minutes on GC contenders to re-enter fight for ‘Grande Boucle’ podium, now 7th overall.

“Don’t ever underestimate the heart of a champion!” After a race where things didn’t go as he planned, Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) did on Thursday at the 2019 Tour de France what only the greats of sport can do: showing again the level of performance he’s always proven to have, and claiming a big stage victory in the Alps after 207km, nearly 5,000 meters of vertical gain and three big climbs from Embrun to Valloire.