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  "description": "Nairo Quintana has announced his retirement at a pre-Volta a Catalunya press conference, confirming that he'll end a storied 15-year career at the end of 2026.\n\n\"I want to keep building. Setting up businesses and supporting athletes. Giving something back to the people,\" he said in quotes gathered by AS. \"I want more children to dream like I dreamed. This journey continues with new dreams. It doesn't end here, it is just beginning.”\n\nNow 36, Quintana started his career in Colombia before moving ",
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  "textContent": "Nairo Quintana has announced his retirement at a pre-Volta a Catalunya press conference, confirming that he'll end a storied 15-year career at the end of 2026.\n\n\"I want to keep building. Setting up businesses and supporting athletes. Giving something back to the people,\" he said in quotes gathered by _AS_. \"I want more children to dream like I dreamed. This journey continues with new dreams. It doesn't end here, it is just beginning.”\n\nNow 36, Quintana started his career in Colombia before moving to Europe and being picked up by Movistar for 2012. He's spent a total of 11 seasons with the Spanish WorldTeam, spending three years away at the Arkéa Samsic outfit before an unplanned absence from the sport's upper echelons following Tramadol positives at the 2022 Tour de France. He ends his career as a mentor for the younger riders coming through the ranks at Movistar.",
  "title": "Quintana announces his retirement",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-22T19:07:04.836Z"
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