Miguel Angel Lopez reappeared almost four months after the sanction imposed by the Anti-Doping Tribunal of the International Cycling Union after being implicated in Operation Ilex in Spain. The Colombian cyclist is in Europe while he serves his 4-year suspension.
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Lopez30 years old, was found guilty by the Court of use and possession of menotropin, a substance that is prohibited in the World Anti-Doping Code and UCI Anti-Doping Regulations.
Miguel Angel Lopez
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The Colombian rider was given a 4-year ban that began on July 25, 2023 and will expire on July 24, 2024, when he will be 33 years old.
“The Court has found guilty Miguel Angel Lopez of an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) for use and possession of a prohibited substance (menotropin), concomitantly with the 2022 Giro d’Italia, and has imposed a four-year suspension on the rider.”
After the sanction, the rider who belonged to the team Astana Before the scandal he indicated that he was going to take his case before the Court of Arbitration for Sportbut to date it is not known whether he has already attempted the appeal.
Miguel Angel Lopez.
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While serving his sentence, Miguel Angel Lopezwho is in Europe, reappeared after months of anonymity and did so with a post on his social networks. ‘Superman’ sent a message in a post in which he is seen training.
“Keeping going when you think you can’t go on is what makes you different from others,” the Colombian cyclist wrote in a photo of himself lifting weights at the gym.
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