{"id":24875,"date":"2018-02-10T19:35:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T18:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movistarteam.com\/2018-02-10\/nairo-quintana-lider-colombia-oro-y-paz-etapa-5"},"modified":"2018-02-11T21:21:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-11T20:21:55","slug":"nairo-quintana-gc-leader-colombia-oro-y-paz-stage-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movistarteam.com\/en\/2018-02-10\/nairo-quintana-gc-leader-colombia-oro-y-paz-stage-5","title":{"rendered":"Nairo Quintana new GC leader in Colombia Oro y Paz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following his\u00a03rd place on Friday’s explosive finish up El Tambo<\/a>, Nairo Quintana again showed his excellent form coming into only his first race of the 2018 season <\/strong>at the Colombia Oro y Paz. The ‘C\u00f3ndor’ from Boyac\u00e1 and the Movistar Team took over the GC lead after stage five -163km from Pereira to a difficult, narrow climb in Salento-, where he placed 2nd behind fellow countryman Rigoberto Ur\u00e1n (EFD).<\/p>\n

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Quintana only had to play his cards inside the last three kilometers after\u00a0the Movistar Team completed an excellent job, following the moves before the first ascent with Dayer Quintana and pushing with Pedrero, Anacona and De la Parte<\/strong> before the dangerous descent leading the bunch to the last climb, a downhill Nairo covered within the first five of the GC group -20 riders, including the Blue leader and a notable Richard Carapaz-. A\u00a0flurry of attacks, including Quintana himself,\u00a0<\/strong>eventually dropped back then-GC-leader Alaphilippe (QST)<\/strong> and left only four local riders at the front heading into the final kilometer: Nairo, ‘Rigo’ and Sky’s Egan Bernal (3rd) and Sergio Henao (4\u00ba).<\/p>\n

The\u00a0GC remains incredibly close, with\u00a0Quintana, Ur\u00e1n (+3″), Henao (+4″) and Bernal (+9″) all within a win-bonus’ reach <\/strong>before the toughest, decisive stage in the Oro y Paz race. 184km await the riders from Armenia to Manizales, with the climb of Boquer\u00f3n (Cat-3) prior to the long showdown -19km uphill, with slopes up to 9% near the finish- towards Torre Chipre.<\/p>\n

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El nuevo l\u00edder de la #ColombiaOroyPaz<\/a>, @NairoQuinCo<\/a>, en los micr\u00f3fonos de @SenalDeportes<\/a> con @BiciGoga<\/a>: "Siempre dije que tengo un equipo grandioso y hoy estuvieron geniales. No era una subida tan buena para mis caracter\u00edsticas pero salvamos bien. Ma\u00f1ana ser\u00e1 una dura batalla". pic.twitter.com\/lAs25uWdfM<\/a><\/p>\n

— Movistar Team (@Movistar_Team) February 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n