Carlos López (cyclist)

Carlos Lopez
To person
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

Mexican champion - road race

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).

personal data
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

[lospleye-Exalcald-1] Exalcalde de Tlaxcala mata a ciclista mexicano. In: lospleyers.com. December 17, 2018, accessed May 31, 2020 (Spanish).

[com-Despiden-2] Despiden al bicyclist Carlos López en su natal Tzompantépec. In: tlaxcala.quadratin.com.mx. December 17, 2018, accessed May 31, 2020 (Spanish).

[e-consul-8797-3] El inexistente combate a la corrupción. In: archivo.e-consulta.com. May 31, 2020, accessed May 31, 2020 (Spanish).

[alternat-200-4] 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 .

[e-consul-2020-05-31-5] Señorio tlaxcalteca - gobernador. In: archivo.e-consulta.com. March 10, 2020, accessed May 31, 2020 (Spanish).