Team Medellín-EPM lead UCI America Tour due to Miguel Ángel López domestic domination

Miguel Ángel López was fired from the Astana Qazaqstan Team for being allegedly involved in a doping scandal in Spain. The rider denounced his former team to the UCI for wrongful dismissal and is awaiting the resolution of the CAS.

In the meantime, he signed for Team Medellin - EPM, in which he is literally sweeping all the competitions in which he is participating in America. Thus, Superman was fourth in his first race in Jenesano and won in Villeta his first race with his new colors.

Later he won the overall of the Vuelta a San Juan (against WorldTour rivals) and Tolima and in between the two he was proclaimed Colombian champion against the clock. In his last race, the Vuelta Bantrab, he won 2 stages, the mountains classification and finished second overall, won by his teammate Óscar Sevilla.

All these results have made Team Medellin the leading team in the UCI America Tour with 529 points. Second and third are also Colombians Team Banco Guayaquil and Movistar Best - PC (both far behind a much superior Team Medellin).