On the queen stage of the Tour de Suisse, 21-year-old Miguel Ángel López confirmed he is another Colombian climbing talent. The Astana rider was fourth on the high-mountain stage to Rettenbachgletscher to slot into fifth overall, 20 seconds ahead of teammate Jakob Fuglsang. López, the 2014 Tour de l'Avenir champion, showed his colours at the Tour of Turkey last month as he finished second in Selcuk before returning home for a block of training.
"It was a very complicated and hard stage at altitude. It may be a surprise, but I have worked for this. The team has given me the confidence to train good at altitude in Colombia. It is not a surprise for me because I can climb well and every day I gained confidence," López told Biciciclismo.
López started the stage with the task of looking after Fuglsang but found the 2,669-metre elevation of the climb better suited his characteristics.
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"I was very concerned with keeping my strength and looking after Jakob. When the attacks began, I could follow them but it was important not to go too deep," he added.
López hasn't ridden a time trial in 2015 with his last race against the clock being the U23 World Championships time trial, where he finished 36th.
"I'm not so bad in a time trial, although this is very long," he said, referring to the 38km chrono on the final stage. "And I've trained very little because in Colombia it is not that easy. But I think it's important to have good legs."
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