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Miguel Ángel López
Colombian cyclist

Miguel Ángel López

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Colombian cyclist
A.K.A.
Miguel Ángel López Moreno Miguel Angel Lopez
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Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Pesca, Sugamuxi Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia
Age
30 years
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Biography

Miguel Ángel López (born February 4, 1994 in Pesca) is a Colombian cyclist riding for UCI ProTeam Astana. In 2016 he won the Tour de Suisse stage race.

Career

2014

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.

2015

Following his success in 2014, he 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

2016 was López's breakthrough season, celebrating victories in major stage races worldwide. He finished 4th in the Tour de San Luis, the first race of his season. During this race, the 21 year old booked a win at stage 6 and won 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. June brought the young cyclist his biggest win yet at the Tour de Suisse, a UCI World Tour event, when he won the stage race ahead of Jon Izagirre and Warren Barguil. Following these successes, López was one of five riders selected to represent Colombia at the Olympic road race. He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España, but abandoned on stage 6.

Career achievements

Major results

2014
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification
1st Stage 6
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Clásica de Samacá
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a Colombia U23
1st Stage 4
1st Stage 1 Clásica Fusagasugá
2015
4th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
1st Stages 2 (TTT) & 4
7th Overall Tour de Suisse
8th National Road Race Championships
2016
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Suisse
1st Milano–Torino
3rd Overall Tour de Langkawi
1st Stage 4
4th Overall Tour de San Luis
1st Jersey blue.svg Young rider classification
1st Stage 6
4th National Time Trial Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour2016
Pink jersey Giro
Yellow jersey Tour
red jersey VueltaWD

WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP

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