Miguel Angel Lopez will not be competing in this year’s Tour de France. The Colombian injured his hip in this year’s Tour of Italy, which still hinders him so much that he will not be at the start of the race of all races on July 1.
Miguel Angel Lopez is known as an exceptional cyclist who specializes in mountain stages. He has 22 victories in his collection, and one of the most prestigious is certainly from the French ribbon 2020, when he celebrated in the stage at the Col de la Loze and then left behind another Primož Roglič and the third Tadej Pogačar.
The 28-year-old, nicknamed Superman, had his best season of 2018 when both the Giro and the Vuelto finished in third place. The mentioned Tour 2020 finished in sixth place, which is his last completed grand tour. He has made three resignations since then, the most unusual being at last year’s Tour of Spain, when ties with Movistar were clearly broken. This was followed by the expected departure to Astana, this year he was injured in the fourth stage of the Gira.
Source: Rtvslo
