Miguel Ángel López reacts to spectator crash: 'Riders deserve more respect but I'm sorry'

The Colombian escaped punishment after punching a fan who brought him down in the last 5km

Miguel Angel Lopez on stage 20 of the Giro d'Italia 2019 (Luk Benies/AFP/Getty Images)

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Riders deserve more respect from the fans, says Miguel Angel López (Astana) after being knocked to the ground by a fan in the closing kilometres of the Giro d'Italia's 20th stage to Monte Avena.

López swung at the fan after getting back to his feet. With the last swing, he knocked the fans hat off. The race jury decided to not penalise López, who ended up losing 1-49 minutes to the GC group.

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