Miguel Angel Lopez received very good news this Thursday in the midst of the provisional suspension it has by the International Cycling Union (UCI). The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) rejected the arguments presented by the Astana to avoid paying a significant sum of money and confirmed that the Colombian cyclist He did not abandon the 2022 Giro d’Italia due to doping.
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In case of ‘Superman’ Lopez adds a new chapter. The newspaper Brand of Spain announced in the last few hours that the TAS condemned the Astana for the unpaid salaries to the Colombian rider, which he himself claimed before the UCI, when he exposed part of the team to an alleged doping network.
‘Supermán’ López withdrew from the Giro due to injury
However the Court of Arbitration for Sports rejected this argument after hearing the testimonies of several doctors from the Astana team, from ‘Superman’ Lopez and some cycling experts.
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The reports concluded that there is no conclusive evidence to prove that the Colombian rider used said medication prohibited by the UCI, or that the injury suffered that forced him to abandon the Giro was due to the improper use of this substance.
López remains suspended by the UCI, the case progresses
In addition, the cyclist remains part of the judicial process against the doctor Marcos Maynar, who is being investigated for an alleged doping plot with alleged trafficking of prohibited drugs. López is one of the witnesses in the investigation in Spain.
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