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dark_horse said:
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Jakub said:
May I ask why is Lopez called Superman? Does he try to fly with arms in the front or what?

he works for a newspaper when not riding a bike

he puts his cycling clothes in a phone booth

Well...really? If those are jokes I can't follow, everything I know about Superman is what I already wrote...
 
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Arredondo said:
Quintana in a wrong group?

His face didn't looked that good
Wasn't he just dropping off his rain jacket? That's what I read on twitter anyway

Looks like indeed. But he was grimacing big time.

But they are all really good actors ofc ;)
 
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Jakub said:
dark_horse said:
carolina said:
Jakub said:
May I ask why is Lopez called Superman? Does he try to fly with arms in the front or what?

he works for a newspaper when not riding a bike

he puts his cycling clothes in a phone booth

Well...really? If those are jokes I can't follow, everything I know about Superman is what I already wrote...

I don't know exactly why Lopez was nicknamed Superman, but often there doesn't have to be a logical reason...it's just a nickname. It usually figuratively explains one or more of their characteristics on the bike. Why is Greipel called the gorilla? Does he walk around on arms and legs pounding his chest?
 
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lopez is called superman because he was tearing down colombian cycling as a youth rider. even as a junior he would beat pro riders. one famous instance was a prologue in 2011 where he beat a fully juiced cardenas in time.
 
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Jspear said:
Jakub said:
dark_horse said:
carolina said:
Jakub said:
May I ask why is Lopez called Superman? Does he try to fly with arms in the front or what?

he works for a newspaper when not riding a bike

he puts his cycling clothes in a phone booth

Well...really? If those are jokes I can't follow, everything I know about Superman is what I already wrote...

I don't know exactly why Lopez was nicknamed Superman, but often there doesn't have to be a logical reason...it's just a nickname. It usually figuratively explains one or more of their characteristics on the bike. Why is Greipel called the gorilla? Does he walk around on arms and legs pounding his chest?

He got the nickname after fighting off some muggers who tried to take his back (he got stabbed in the leg but still managed to fight them off)
 
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Ruudz0r said:
Jspear said:
Jakub said:
May I ask why is Lopez called Superman? Does he try to fly with arms in the front or what?

he works for a newspaper when not riding a bike

he puts his cycling clothes in a phone booth

Well...really? If those are jokes I can't follow, everything I know about Superman is what I already wrote...[/quote]

I don't know exactly why Lopez was nicknamed Superman, but often there doesn't have to be a logical reason...it's just a nickname. It usually figuratively explains one or more of their characteristics on the bike. Why is Greipel called the gorilla? Does he walk around on arms and legs pounding his chest?[/quote]

He got the nickname after fighting off some muggers who tried to take his back (he got stabbed in the leg but still managed to fight them off)[/quote]
wow. I didn't know this! any backstory?
 
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Ryo Hazuki said:
Ruudz0r said:
Jspear said:
Jakub said:
May I ask why is Lopez called Superman? Does he try to fly with arms in the front or what?

he works for a newspaper when not riding a bike

he puts his cycling clothes in a phone booth

Well...really? If those are jokes I can't follow, everything I know about Superman is what I already wrote...

I don't know exactly why Lopez was nicknamed Superman, but often there doesn't have to be a logical reason...it's just a nickname. It usually figuratively explains one or more of their characteristics on the bike. Why is Greipel called the gorilla? Does he walk around on arms and legs pounding his chest?[/quote]

He got the nickname after fighting off some muggers who tried to take his back (he got stabbed in the leg but still managed to fight them off)[/quote]
wow. I didn't know this! any backstory?[/quote]

The stage will form part of a wider learning curve for López, who is known as ‘Superman’ after fighting off thieves who were after his bike and who stabbed him in the leg five years ago. Despite the nickname, he admits he can’t do everything just yet, and that he is only in the early stages of a long learning curve.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/miguel-ngel-lpez-shows-his-colours/