Miguel Ángel López (cyclist)
López at the 2016 Tour de Suisse
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Miguel Ángel López Moreno |
| Nickname | Superman |
| Born |
February 4, 1994 Pesca, Colombia |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Astana |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2014 | Lotería de Boyacá |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2015– | Astana |
| Major wins | |
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Miguel Ángel López (born February 4, 1994 in Pesca) is a Colombian cyclist riding for UCI ProTeam Astana.
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.
López celebrated success in 2014, winning multiple stage races while still an amateur. In August he won the Tour de l'Avenir, the most prestigious under 23 cycling race. The young cyclist also won the U23 version of the Vuelta a Colombia.
Following his success in 2014, López was granted a contract with Astana, a UCI WorldTeam. His success in stage races continued, finishing 4th overall and winning a stage at the Vuelta a Burgos and 7th overall in the Tour de Suisse.
2016 was López's breakthrough season. He finished 4th in the Tour de San Luis, the first race of his season, winning Stage 6 and taking the young rider classification. One month later, López finished third and won a stage at the Tour de Langkawi, an eight-day race held in Malaysia. The biggest win yet of his career came at the Tour de Suisse, where he won the general classification ahead of Ion Izagirre and Warren Barguil. Following these successes, López was one of five riders selected to represent Colombia in the road race at the Olympics. López started his first grand tour at the Vuelta a España where he was the chosen team leader but he was forced to abandon the race on Stage 6 following a crash on Stage 3.
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