Just arrived in Madrid from Colombia, Miguel Angel Lopez was arrested by the Spanish police on Thursday evening.
The Astana team rider will be heard, for the moment as a witness, as part of an investigation into the activities of doctor Marcos Meynar Marino, involved in several doping cases, as reported by the specialized site Ciclo 21.
Hearing the news, his team decided to suspend him until further notice.
“The news that spread last night [Thursday] in the media took us by surprise, and at the moment we have no details.
In this regard, the team has decided to suspend Miguel Angel Lopez from any activity within the team until all the circumstances of the case are clarified”, reacted the formation of Alexandre Vinokourov this Friday morning. .
The news that was spread in the media yesterday evening caught us by surprise, and at the moment we do not have any details.
In this regard, the team decided to suspend Miguel Angel Lopez from any activity within the team until all the circumstances of the case are clarified.
— Astana Qazaqstan Team (@AstanaQazTeam) July 22, 2022
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Winner of the 17th stage of the Tour de France at the Col de la Loze in 2020, Miguel Angel Lopez did not participate in this edition due to an injury.
He was coming to Madrid to run the Villafranca-Clasica de Ordizia Grand Prix on Monday.
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