Lopez secures second mountaintop win at Vuelta a Espana

Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team) confirmed his status as the strongest climber on the Vuelta a España this year after he claimed the second major summit finish victory at Sierra Nevada, just 24 hours after placing second at La Pandera.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.