Nairo Quintana has confirmed that he will return to the Giro d’Italia next month, ten years on from his overall victory at the corsa rosa. The race will mark Quintana’s first appearance in a Grand Tour since he was disqualified from the 2022 Tour de France after testing positive for Tramadol.
Although the offence was not punishable with a suspension at the time – Tramadol was only added to the WADA banned list on January 1 of this year – Quintana parted company with Arkéa-Samsic shortly afterwards and he was unable to find a team for 2023.
