Miguel Ángel Lopez Discussion Thread

[Ilmaestro99]

Superman is the national ITT champion !!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1621198888391565313

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[tobydawq]

Superman is the national ITT champion !!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1621198888391565313

View: https://twitter.com/mundociclistico/status/1621198888391565313?t=70iUDhNGP4SXzE-z-S0AHg&s=19

A better outing than his Planche des Belles Filles one...

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Supermán is gonna go crazy on the small races here, now, isn't he. Looking at Medellin's calendar from last year, we had the following UCI races:

Vuelta del Porvenir San Luís (not raced by them this year)
Vuelta a Formosa (4 stages, 2.2)
Vuelta a Colombia (10 stages, 2.2)
Maryland Classic (1-day race, 1.PS)
Turul României (6 stages, 2.1)
Vuelta al Ecuador (8 stages, 2.2)

Not a huge amount especially as they aren't doing San Luís this year, and Formosa is a flat stage race that wouldn't suit López, but if you look at some previous years, they've done a fair few races elsewhere that he could pick up a bunch of points from. I suspect if they went to Castilla y León or Asturias this year as they have done in the past, Supermán might stay home with the investigation in Spain pending, but back in 2019 they did a bunch of the Asian stage races, I could readily see Supermán come back to take on some top two level guys on Genting Highlands or in the Tour of Hainan (if it's more like later versions and less like the sprint festival it was ten years ago). There's a few 2.2 races on the America Tour they could do, and maybe if they're interested in travelling and can pick up a little mini-calendar somewhere around the Mediterranean, somewhere like the Tour of Turkey could invite them.

There's a good chance López goes into chaos mode and is just all over all of the races that Medellin get to do.

 

[Escarabajo]

He is very motivated but he is not returning to the WT any time soon. So if he wins the national championship on Saturday that jersey will be lost a whole year. Well not lost but won't seen by anyone on TV. It is probably not a big deal but it was nice for Colombians to see that jersey at the WT level.

 

[Salvarani]

MAL is riding with a chip on his shoulder and he might win every race he lines up for.

 

[Sciatic]

Superman is the national ITT champion !!!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1621198888391565313

View: https://twitter.com/mundociclistico/status/1621198888391565313?t=70iUDhNGP4SXzE-z-S0AHg&s=19

And another Lopez (Gabriela?) is the women’s TT winner

 

[tristecsinamigos]

And another Lopez (Gabriela?) is the women’s TT winner

*U23

 

[Red Rick]

Beat Dani Martinez by 3 minutes

What a savage.

 

[DNP-Old]

Beat Dani Martinez by 3 minutes

What a savage.

Had mechanical issues. Looking at Brandon Rivera's time too, it might be a Pinarello problem.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Ok, we need Team Medellin to get invited to the Volta once again, maybe even to Quinghai Lake?
Him winning stage races on 3 different continents in one season would be pretty cool.

 

[Sciatic]

*U23

Thanks for the correction—no Spanish skills!

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

MAL 17th today, Colombian RR NCs. At 2:17mins.

Not bad, but many (me too) expected a bit more. Crash or mechanical?

In the NC TT, he clearly beat all WT stars…

 

[fmk_RoI]

Peaked too soon.

 

[tristecsinamigos]

Not bad, but many (me too) expected a bit more. Crash or mechanical?

Neither, at least from what was seen on the TV broadcast.

 

[DNP-Old]

He punctured.

 

[Lequack]

So what is he doing nowadays?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

So what is he doing nowadays?

He's doing national calendar races in Colombia. He had to abandon Clasico Rionegro last month due to illness, his first race since national championships. And tomorrow he starts the Vuelta al Tolima. 5 day stage race.

 

[Bolder]

Team Medellín EPM anunció su nómina para Vuelta al Tolima

El Team Medellín EPM anunció la nómina con la que afrontará la Vuelta al Tolima del 8 al 12 de marzo

telemedellin.tv

 

[Elos Anjos]

Given that Nairo could have joined the same team, is this a better approach than waiting for no Team to sign you?

 

[Lequack]

Given that Nairo could have joined the same team, is this a better approach than waiting for no Team to sign you?

I'm guessing racing is better than not racing. And Lopez has already shown he is still a top competitor at San Juan.

 

[Lequack]

So when is he coming back to WT?

 

[SafeBet]

Trek will have a free spot after firing Tiberi and could use an ultra-mythical climber.

 

[search]

will he really do Tour of Hellas after this? New Mexico to Crete in 1 1/2 days sounds like quite a trip.

 

[SafeBet]

will he really do Tour of Hellas after this? New Mexico to Crete in 1 1/2 days sounds like quite a trip.

He's in such good form that he can do that by bike.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Trek will have a free spot after firing Tiberi and could use an ultra-mythical climber.

If they sign him or Quintana they are cool in my book.