Quintana glad not to lose time at Albacete

Image 1 of 4

Nairo Quintana (Movistar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

He must have been feeling a palpable degree of relief that a trying day had come to an end without consequence, but Nairo Quintana (Movistar) was as implacable as ever when he fielded questions from reporters immediately on crossing the line after stage 8 of the Vuelta a España.

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.