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I think Movistar's goal was for him to win the Giro, then he could go to the Tour with the pressure off. Dumoulin put a spanner in the works of that one though.
They also had the Valverde card to play too, so if Quintana was cooked, he could support Valverde. Unfortunately that plan lasted less than 11 kms.
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Not sure whether the team or rider is to blame
Team - he's the employee, they should be making the decisions.
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It was a huge mistake to take Quintana to the Tour, just pointless him being there as the fourth consecutive GT he's ridden. Not sure whether the team or rider is to blame but to beat Froome and Sky we need riders like him in top nick.