Carlos López (cyclist)
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Full name | Carlos López Gonzalez |
Date of birth | 17th January 1981 |
date of death | 15th December 2018 |
nation | Mexico |
discipline | Street |
Last updated: May 31, 2020 |
Carlos López Gonzalez (born January 17, 1981 in Tenancingo ; † December 15, 2018 ) was a Mexican cyclist .
Athletic career
Carlos López was runner-up in the 2002 Pan-American Championship in the U23 road race . The following year he won a stage of the Vuelta a las Americas . In 2004 he was successful in two stages of the Vuelta a Guatemala and was third in the overall standings. In the 2007 season López was Mexican runner-up in road racing and won the overall standings of the Vuelta a Guatemala. In 2010 he became the Mexican road champion.
On December 15, 2018, Carlos López was hit by a van while training on federal highway 136 from Apizaco to Huamantla between Teacalco and Tocatlán ; he died on the spot. The driver was the former mayor of the provincial capital Tlaxcala Adolfo Escobar, who was subsequently arrested and charged. Against a bail of 200,000 pesos (about 8,000 euros) was Escobar, against the already because corruption was detected, set free. There were no legal proceedings until March 2020.
successes
- 2004
- two stages Vuelta a Guatemala
- 2007
- a stage Vuelta a Chihuahua
- Overall ranking and a stage Vuelta a Guatemala
- 2008
- a stage Vuelta Ciclista Chiapas
- 2010
Teams
- 2008 Canel's Turbo Mayordomo
- 2009 Canel's Turbo Mayordomo
- 2012 Canel's Turbo
Web links
- Carlos López in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Carlos López in the ProCyclingStats.com database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Exalcalde de Tlaxcala mata a ciclista mexicano. In: lospleyers.com. December 17, 2018, accessed May 31, 2020 (Spanish).
- ↑ Despiden al bicyclist Carlos López en su natal Tzompantépec. In: tlaxcala.quadratin.com.mx. December 17, 2018, accessed May 31, 2020 (Spanish).
- ↑ El inexistente combate a la corrupción. In: archivo.e-consulta.com. May 31, 2020, accessed May 31, 2020 (Spanish).
- ↑ Por 200 mil pesos Liberan a Adolfo Escobar, la Comunidad se Inconforma con Rodada Pacífica. In: alternativamex.com. December 19, 2018, accessed May 31, 2020 .
- ↑ Señorio tlaxcalteca - gobernador. In: archivo.e-consulta.com. March 10, 2020, accessed May 31, 2020 (Spanish).
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SURNAME | López, Carlos |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | López Gonzalez, Carlos |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th January 1981 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tenancingo |
DATE OF DEATH | 15th December 2018 |