Cycling mourns the tragic death of Garikoitz Baños, a friend of Nairo Quintana at Movistar



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Garikoitz Baños, friend of Nairo Quintana at Movistar, died in an accident when he fell off a cliff on Mount Aloña, in the Arantzatzu neighborhood, according to the Basque Department of Security.

A person who accompanied him reported what happened to the emergency service, which sent the Ertzaintza Mountain Surveillance and Rescue Unit to the scene, as well as several police patrols, firefighters from the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council and an ambulance.

After locating the victim, The rescuers reached the place of difficult access where the injured person was and, after confirming his death, organized the descent to a point where the body was collected by the funeral company that took him to the premises of the Donostia Forensic Institute.

In a statement, Movistar Team has now confirmed “With deep pain” the death of Garikoitz Baños, “Gari”, 42, who joined the cycling entity in 2012, after spending time with the Contentpolis and Caja Rural teams.

For his part, Nairo Quintana spoke with a message that said: “Great person, excellent professional and a great friend. Rest in peace Gary. Much strength for his family and the entire Movistar Team ”.

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