Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas (born 10 August 1992 in Cómbita) is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Arkéa–B&B Hotels.[3] He is the younger brother of fellow professional cyclist Nairo Quintana, who also rides for the Arkéa–Samsic team.[4] His first professional victory was stage 3 of the 2014 Tour of Austria. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[5]
 Quintana in 2018. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas |
| Born | 10 August 1992 Cómbita, Boyacá, Colombia |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Arkéa–B&B Hotels |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2010 | Boyacá es Para Vivirla |
| 2012 | Alcaldía de Tunja |
| 2013 | Lizarte |
| Professional teams | |
| 2014–2018 | Movistar Team |
| 2019 | Neri Sottoli–Selle Italia–KTM[1] |
| 2020– | Arkéa–Samsic[2] |
| Major wins | |
Stage races
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Major results
edit- 2013
- 2nd Clásica Santiago en Cos
- 2014
- 5th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
- 9th Overall Tour of Austria
- 1st Stage 3
- 10th Dutch Food Valley Classic
- 2016
- 1st
Overall Tour de San Luis - 2018
- 1st Stage 6 Colombia Oro y Paz
- 8th Overall Vuelta a San Juan
- 2019
- 6th Overall Adriatica Ionica Race
- 7th Overall Giro di Sicilia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
93 | — | — | 82 | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | — | 95 |
 Vuelta a España
|
Has not contested during his career. | |||||
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Wilier Triestina become Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia-KTM for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Fotheringham, Alasdair; Fletcher, Patrick (2 September 2019). "Quintana confirmed for Arkéa-Samsic in 2020". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
Quintana's brother, Dayer, will also join, along with Winner Anacona, a fellow Colombian and key ally at Movistar, and Diego Rosa, who has ridden for Team Ineos for the past two years.
- ^ "Team Arkea - Samsic". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Franck Bonnamour et Romain Le Roux avec Arkéa-Samsic en 2020" [Franck Bonnamour and Romain Le Roux with Arkéa-Samsic in 2020]. Arkéa–Samsic (in French). Pro Cycling Breizh. 14 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
External links
edit- Dayer Quintana at ProCyclingStats
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