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This is an abandon on the fourth day of a race before a mountain stage was even raced. There is no relevance as to what you might try to imply. None. In 2020 he crashed on day 1. At the Tour he crashed twice. So if anything he might have some technical issues riding the bike. If we want to debate something.This is the third straight GT that MAL abandons. I am starting to think that 2018 was his peak year.
Depends on when it was reinjuried or aggravated but he looked fine in Tour of Alps and Feb stage race. It’s not like he has been bad this year.This is an abandon on the fourth day of a race before a mountain stage was even raced. There is no relevance as to what you might try to imply. None. In 2020 he crashed on day 1. At the Tour he crashed twice. So if anything he might have some technical issues riding the bike. If we want to debate something.
If anything we can actually start conspiracy theories about he is having issues with consequences from past crashes. If not treated properly he might have even bigger issues to handle. We could not even see how his form was going to be.
That is correct. But this one happened before any action even took any place. So the probability is that there is an injury. Same thing with the one at the Giro in 2020. At the Tour 2021 he was past the hardest mountain stages when Movistar decided to rightly pulled him out because he needed to prepare for the Vuelta. According to their communications he was riding injured which was baffling. But he could have finished the Tour no problem at that point.Depends on when it was reinjuried or aggravated but he looked fine in Tour of Alps and Feb stage race. It’s not like he has been bad this year.
Well, does he have a clinic thread? But I guess that won’t bode well for Vuelta.Miguel Ángel López is being investigated for alleged drug trafficking
The Colombian was met off his flight back to Europe by police who are investigating him for his connection to the so-called 'Maynar case'.cyclingtips.com
Shark VoodooMiguel Ángel López is being investigated for alleged drug trafficking
The Colombian was met off his flight back to Europe by police who are investigating him for his connection to the so-called 'Maynar case'.cyclingtips.com
racists gonna racistsGosh, they make it sound like if he is a Capo from the Medellin cartel. Come on! this is just for doping!!!
But bad nevertheless!
Rumours circulating that the authorities tried nabbing him on the plane but he was too quick for them at altitude.
The latter.When they say drug trafficking, Are they talking about the fun stuff here or work related stuff?
MAL is investigated on suspicion of distribution of unauthorised medicines in Spain.When they say drug trafficking, Are they talking about the fun stuff here or work related stuff?
It was a suspension imposed by the team, not by the UCI or the police, but maybe it's just a poorly written sentence.Now, neither the Spanish Police nor the UCI have found anything to make them prolong López’s suspension and so the rider can return to competition.
'Provisionally' makes it sound like they are not entirely convinced of his innocence“Miguel Ángel López is thus provisionally reintegrated as part of Astana Qazaqstan Team and will return to the previously agreed racing plan (Vuelta a Burgos and then Vuelta a España),” the statement continued.