Tour de France - After incident at the airport: Astana team suspends Lopez

The Kazakh racing team Astana has suspended Colombian professional cyclist Miguel Angel Lopez after he was apparently intercepted and questioned by police at Madrid airport.

The team was "surprised" by the news in the Spanish media and currently has no further details. Lopez will therefore be suspended until the circumstances are clarified, wrote the team of former Telekom professional cyclist Alexander Vinokourov in a statement.

According to the Spanish website "Ciclo21", Lopez was questioned on his return from Colombia in connection with the investigation into the Spanish doctor Marcos Maynar. The professor from the University of Extremadura was arrested on 11 May for drug trafficking and money laundering, but the doctor denied the accusations.

Lopez is considered a good cyclist. He finished third overall in both the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta in 2018 and came sixth in the Tour de France two years ago. After dropping out of this year's Giro due to a hip injury, the 28-year-old recently took a break.

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