Nairo Quintana will miss La Vuelta but denies tramadol use, set to launch CAS appeal
Nairo Quintana (Arkea-Samsic) will miss La Vuelta in an attempt to clear his name after breaching an in-competition ban on painkiller tramadol. Quintana was wiped from the 2022 Tour de France results on Wednesday, although the UCI said it was not a breach of anti-doping rules and he was free to continue competing. Ad However Quintana, who has denied ever using the substance, will skip the Vuelta to appeal his expulsion from the Tour at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).


