BREAKING4 weeks ago
López's Doping Appeal Dismissed for Good
The Swiss Federal Tribunal has dismissed Miguel Ángel López's final appeal. His four-year doping ban stands, unchallengeable, through 25 July 2027.
What this means
The case is closed for good — there is no further appeal. At 33, with two years already lost to provisional suspension and no team in place, López's competitive career is effectively over.
Every legal avenue is now exhausted: UCI Anti-Doping Tribunal, CAS, and finally the Swiss Federal Tribunal all ruled against him. Yet in May 2026, a criminal court in Cáceres found it was never proven that the menotropin sent by Dr. Maynar actually reached López or was used before the 2022 Giro d'Italia. The Swiss court upheld CAS anyway, without resolving that contradiction. López will be 33 when he's eligible to return.
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