Former star of the Astana cycling team, Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez, had a day of horror. A group of armed men kidnapped him and held him against his will in his family home for several hours.
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Miguel Angel Lopez while winning the 17th stage of the Tour de France in 2020.
Colombian news media reported that the incident occurred at five in the afternoon on Thursday. Lopez was said to have been kidnapped near his farm in the city of Pesca, Colombia. He was released a few hours later and reported the incident to the local police station.
“They detained him and stole his Ford truck, mobile phone and 800,000 dollars,” Colonel Maria Margarita Mantillová informed the media.
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Lopez has been part of the professional cycling peloton since 2015, riding for teams Movistar, Astana and a team from Medellin, Colombia.
The 29-year-old native of Pesca is currently suspended by the International Cycling Union due to a potential anti-doping violation. The suspension of its activity was announced in July of this year.
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During his cycling career, Lopez started twelve times in Grand Tours: six times in the Vuelta, four times in the Giro d’Italia and twice in the Tour de France. He also claimed a stage triumph at the Tour in 2020. In 2018 and 2019, he won the overall young rider classification at the Giro d’Italia.
After the end of his contract in Asten in December 2022, he disappeared from the professional peloton and signed a contract with the Colombian stable Team Medellín–EPM.
2023-09-25 06:50:00
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