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‘Sickener for Astana’ – Miguel Angel Lopez chalks up another DNF at Giro d’Italia on Stage 4

Miguel Angel Lopez’s miserable run at Grand Tours continued as he abandoned the Giro d’Italia on Stage 4. Lopez (Astana Qazaqstan) arrived in Italy on the back of DNFs at last year’s Tour de France and La Vuelta, the latter seeing him quit with just 20km remaining on the penultimate stage as his podium dreams unravelled. Ad/> “That’s a sickener for Astana,” said Rob Hatch on Eurosport commentary as news filtered through about Lopez’s latest withdrawal.

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Thibaut Pinot ends long winless run to take final stage as Romain Bardet secures Tour of the Alps glory

Just 24 hours after turning the air blue when seeing victory snatched from him, Thibaut Pinot (Groupama FDJ) ended a long barren run to secure victory on Stage 5 of the Tour of the Alps — as his fellow Frenchman Romain Bardet (DSM) took GC glory. Pinot has been striving for fitness and form following a torrid couple of years. He thought victory was his on Thursday, only to be overhauled by Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Qazaqstan) in the final kilometre.

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acogió en la pasada Vuelta la última gran actuación de Miguel Ángel López. Desde ese momento, el colombiano ha dejado tras de sí una densa sombra de dudas y malas actuaciones, incluido su sonado cuando marchaba tercero de la general. «Quería que me echaran», confesó después Superman en la tercera temporada del documental 'El día menos pensado'.

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‘Sickener for Astana’ – Miguel Angel Lopez chalks up another DNF at Giro d’Italia on Stage 4

Giro de Italia hoy, en directo: etapa 3, en vivo online | Kaposvár-Balatonfüred

La 'aleta de tiburón' llega a las bicicletas del Giro de Italia

Giro d’Italia 2022 team guide: Start list, star riders as Ineos Grenadiers and Mark Cavendish go for glory

Giro d’Italia 2022: Who’s riding? How can I watch it on TV? Can Britain's Simon Yates win the maglia rosa?

Thibaut Pinot ends long winless run to take final stage as Romain Bardet secures Tour of the Alps glory

Superman bate a Pinot en un intenso duelo en los Alpes

Manchester United could lose young defender to West Ham despite Gary Neville appraisal