Nairo Quintana has announced that he will not be taking part in the upcoming Vuelta a España following the news on Wednesday that he had been disqualified from the Tour de France following two positive tests for tramadol.
The Colombian, who was set to lead Arkéa-Samsic into the race, announced on Thursday morning that he wouldn’t be taking part, even though he is permitted under UCI rules to do so.
He said that he would be fighting his Tour de France disqualification at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in a case which will test the UCI’s tramadol ban (the drug isn’t banned by WADA).
“I announce that I will not participate in the Vuelta to assert my reasons before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS),” Quintana said in a statement. “I will return to the race calendar at the end of the season.”
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