Miguel Angel López kidnapped and robbed in Colombia
Suspended racer held for three hours and robbed of v🦋an, 800,000 Colombian pesos on Thursday

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Miguel Angel López was kidnapped and robbed on Thursday by thieves who m⛄ade away with over a van and 800,000 C🧸olombian pesos (around $203) at his home in Boyacá.
The Colombian rider was held by three men for three hours, according to a report by national newspaper El Tiempo. López was held at his farm in Pesca as the group robbed hi🍸m of hi💮s van and a mobile phone as well as the cash.
, commander of the Boyacá Police Department."Aꦺt around 10:30 at night, López went to the Sogamoso polic🍌e station and filed a complaint."
López had been racing back home for Medellín-EPM in Colombia this year after he was let go by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Astana Qazaqstan over his links to the Operation Ibex investigation surrounding Spanish doctor Marcos Maynar, 🐼who was arrested last May on charges of crimes against public health, drug trafficking, and money laundering.
Unable to find a team in Europe, he returned to Colombia for 🅺2023, and quickly racked up the wins, including the Vuelta a San Juan, Colombian TT title, as well as the Vuelta a Colombia and eight of the race's nine stages.
However, he has been unable to race since late July, when the UCI handed down a provision෴al suspension for the anti-doping rule violation of "use and possession of a prohibited substance in the weeks prior to the Gi𒀰ro d'Italia 2022."
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Maynar, meanwhile, was arrested partway through that same Giro, 🔯a day after López's surprise withdrawal.
After news of López's kidnapping and robbery br♕oke, his current team posted a message of so꧋lidarity to Twitter.
"We send our solidarity to our rider Miguel Angel L🉐ópez, who, in the last few hours, was the victim of a robbery," the team wrote.
"We invite Colombians to come together arou♍nd our idol and give him all the support he needs at this time❀. We are with you, champion."
Enviamos un saludo solidario a nuestro corredor @SupermanlopezN quien en las últimas horas fue víctima de robo. Invitamos a los colombianos a rodear a nuestro ídolo y darle todo el respaldo que necesita en estos momentos. Estamos contigo, CAMPEÓN 💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/2yts4fzGAx

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