First week Vuelta á España finished: Nairo Quintana holds red leader jersey

Nairo Quintana holds the red leader jersey after an exciting first week of the Vuelta á España, but with our riders within 20 seconds, nothing is decided. Ten other Colombians started the Vuelta in Torrevieja this year with several different goals, how did they do?

Nairo Quintana won stage 2 and is in the red jersey at the moment. Photo: La Vuelta

Nairo Quintana took the red leader jersey in today’s grueling mountain stage in Andorra. Though he’d already won stage two in great style, the Boyacense’s Vuelta has not been without its ups and downs. He mentioned early in the race that Alejandro Valverde is the Movistar team leader for this Grand Tour, and with the Spaniard sitting within shooting distance, the team leadership battle has not yet been decided in the Colombian’s favour. 

Freek Huigen: Freek Huigen has been in Colombia since 2012 and the sports editor at The Bogotá Post printed edition since founding the paper. Whether it is football, cycling, boxing or athletics, Freek will tell the world what is going on.