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Tom Davidson

'Meat of champions' – suspended Tour de France stage winner opens butcher's in Colombia

Miguel Angel Lopez celebrating a race win with an image embossed of him with steaks.

“The secret is to use meat of the highest quality from Meat Bros… the best sausages in Colombia.” These are the words of Tour de France stage winner Miguel Ángel López, speaking in his latest video on Instagram, as another man feeds hunks of pork into a mincing machine.

Suspended since July 2023 for an anti-doping violation, this is the Colombian's new day to day. López previously rode on the WorldTour for Astana and Movistar, but has now – temporarily, at least – swapped his lycra for a white chef’s shirt, and taken up a new life as a butcher.

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