ious ▁under ▁ 2 3 ▁cy cling ▁race . ▁The ▁young ▁cycl ist ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁U 2 3 ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁V uel ta ▁a ▁Colombia . ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Following ▁his ▁success ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁López ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁, ▁a ▁U CI ▁World Team . ▁His ▁success ▁in ▁stage ▁races ▁continued , ▁finishing ▁ 4 th ▁overall ▁and ▁winning ▁a ▁stage ▁at ▁the ▁V uel ta ▁a ▁Burg os ▁and ▁ 7 th ▁overall ▁in ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁Suisse . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁was ▁López ' s ▁break through ▁season . ▁He ▁finished ▁ 4 th ▁in ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁San ▁Luis , ▁the ▁first ▁race ▁of ▁his ▁season , ▁winning ▁Stage ▁ 6 ▁and ▁taking ▁the ▁young ▁r ider ▁classification . ▁One ▁month ▁later , ▁López ▁finished ▁third ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁stage ▁at ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁Lang ka wi , ▁an ▁eight - day ▁race ▁held ▁in ▁Malays ia . ▁The ▁biggest ▁win ▁yet ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁came ▁at ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁Suisse , ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁general ▁classification ▁ahead ▁of ▁I on ▁Iz ag ir re ▁and ▁Warren ▁B arg uil . ▁Following ▁these ▁success es , ▁López ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁rid ers ▁selected ▁to ▁represent ▁Colombia ▁in ▁the ▁road ▁race ▁at ▁the ▁Olympics . ▁López ▁started ▁his ▁first ▁grand ▁tour ▁at ▁the ▁V uel ta ▁a ▁España ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁chosen ▁team ▁leader ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁abandon