Another exit for MA Lopez
 

Miggylo no se queda allá.

https://www.velonews.com/news/road/miguel-angel-lopez-fired-by-astana-for-probable-connection-with-doctor-investigated-for-drug-trafficking/

I especially like this part of his statement: "The rider rejects all allegations that could damage his name and honor as a cycling professional." Lo siento Sr Lopez, you don't need any help from anyone. CyclingTips says that he was supposedly injected with Menotropin, a "growth hormone". But it seems that Menotropin is a fertility drug: to quote from drugbank.com, "Menotropins contains follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) purified from the urine of postmenopausal women." (What people will do to get a competitive advantage ...) To me that sounds more like a testosterone precursor, the LH stimulating the Leydig cells to produce testosterone. Any endocrinologists out there who can shed light on how the stuff works?

o miggylo...say it ain't so! when vino, the halo of purity, is over you, that sez quite a bit. maybe ricco the cobra needs some competition in a few gran fondos...

And when one door closes, another opens.

Velonews says that this creates an opening for Cavendish on Astana...

Yes. Very interesting. The saga continues.

https://www.velonews.com/news/road/m...t-is-possible/

The seemingly balanced article also points out some downsides to that end for him. AG2R and Total Energies are the only other teams left with roster space and automatic Tour invites.