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Miguel Ángel López got into the last kilometer of stage 17 of the Tour de France, with fine in the col de la Loze. He was pedaling in search of victory and found a compatriot on the road who encouraged him a few meters.
“I was like 700 meters from the finish line and it got me there. I told him what was missing, that it was not enough for the slope to subside and for him to pedal hard “Juan Pablo Urrego told EL TIEMPO, the fan who pointed the way to López.
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The fan has lived in France for 15 years. His residence is in Marseille, He is an accountant and is always by the side of Colombian cyclists in the Giro, Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España.
This Wednesday he did not miss the appointment with the mountain. I knew that that finish in Loze could be a good opportunity to enjoy a Colombian victory.
“López was doing well. I have seen him win in the Tour of Spain and the 2018 Giro. Last year I was in his triumph in the Tour of Catalonia. I told him that no one was coming behind, that he had an advantage, to regulate himself and that the hard climb would end soon. I encouraged him to be calm, ”Urrego said.
He has dual citizenship and is proud to say that he has accompanied Nairo in the Dolomites, he has this in stages of the Tourmalet, in Alpe de H’Uez, in short.
“I went up early. I am accredited because a friend from a station in Cali could not come and gave it to me. I did it at the top of the back, on the other slope. From the press site upon arrival I had to go up on foot. There were police because the President of France was there, so it was complicated, but I ascended six kilometers to encourage López ”, he added. Urrego.
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Although the Colombian cyclist did not speak to him, he did recognize him and with his eyes thanked him for his gesture.
“He knows who I was and how we have already seen each other several times, well he believed. He didn’t look at me, but I understood that he thanked me ”, he pointed.
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