Miguel Ángel López (cyclist)
 López at the 2014 Vuelta a Colombia U23 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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 | All-rounder |
| 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.[1] In 2016, he won the Tour de Suisse stage race.[2]
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,[3] but abandoned on stage 6.[4]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2014
- 1st
Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Stage 6
- 1st
- 1st Overall Clásica de Samacá
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st Overall Under–23 Vuelta a Colombia
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Stage 1 Clásica Fusagasugá
- 2015
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stages 2 (TTT) & 4
- 1st
- 7th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 2016
- 1st Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Milano–Torino
- 3rd Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Stage 4
- 4th Overall Tour de San Luis
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 6
- 1st
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2017
- 3rd Overall Tour of Austria
- 1st Stage 4
- 4th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 1st Stage 5
General classification results timeline
| Grand Tour general classification results timeline | |||
| Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — |
| Tour de France |
— | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
— | DNF | |
| Major stage race general classification results timeline | |||
| Race | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Paris–Nice |
— | — | — |
| Tirreno–Adriatico |
— | — | — |
 Volta a Catalunya |
DNF | 42 | — |
| Tour of the Basque Country |
— | 20 | — |
| Tour de Romandie |
— | DNF | — |
 Critérium du Dauphiné |
— | — | — |
| Tour de Suisse |
7 | 1 | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
References
- ↑ "Miguel Ángel López". Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Tour de Suisse 2016: Stage 9 Results - Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com.
- ↑ "71st Vuelta a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ "71st Vuelta a España: Stage 6 » Monforte de Lemos › Luintra. Ribera Sacra". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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