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Miguel Ángel López

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Miguel Ángel López Moreno is a Colombian road cyclist born in Pesca on 4 February 1994, who last rode for the UCI Continental team Team Medellín-EPM. He won the Tour de l'Avenir as an amateur in 2014 and turned professional with Astana in 2015. His breakthrough came in 2016 with the overall win at the Tour de Suisse, and in 2017 he took two stages of the Vuelta a España. He finished third overall at the 2018 Giro d'Italia and on the podium of the 2018 Vuelta, won the Tour Colombia and the Volta a Catalunya in 2019, and won stage 17 of the 2020 Tour de France to the Col de la Loze. He was suspended after an anti-doping violation and is barred from competition until 24 July 2027.

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1994 1
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Miguel Ángel López Moreno (born February 4, 1994) is a Colombian cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Team Medellín–EPM.
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    Miguel Ángel López Moreno (born February 4, 1994) is a Colombian cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Team Medellín-EPM.
  • Article text, pronoun
    He was the overall winner of the Tour Colombia and the Volta a Catalunya in 2019.
  • Plays: Cycling, Lead, sport
    Miguel Ángel López Moreno (born February 4, 1994) is a Colombian cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Team Medellín-EPM.
  • Competed In: Tour de France, Lead
    In 2020, he won stage 17 of the Tour de France to Col de la Loze, considered the Queen stage.
  • Competed In: Vuelta a España, Lead
    In 2016, López won his first World Tour stage race at the Tour de Suisse and achieved his maiden grand tour stage victory the following season on Stage 11 of the Vuelta a España, followed by another victory on Stage 15.
  • Competed In: Giro d'Italia, Career, 2018
    In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Giro d'Italia; he finished in third place overall, behind Chris Froome and Tom Dumoulin.
  • Competed In: Olympic Games, Career, 2016
    López was one of five riders selected to represent Colombia in the road race at the Olympics.
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