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Richard Carapaz
Becoming Ecuador’s first Grand Tour champion.
Giro d’Italia · Olympic road race
- Born
- 29 May 1993
- Birthplace
- El Carmelo, Ecuador
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Richard Carapaz
Richard Carapaz is an Ecuadorian road cyclist whose climbing and attacking racing have brought Giro d’Italia and Olympic victories.
Early life
School running
Competed as a runner before concentrating on cycling.
Mentor
Trained through a school club founded by former Olympic cyclist Juan Carlos Rosero.
Career
- 2016–2019
Movistar
Joined as a trainee, turned professional and won the Giro d’Italia.
- 2020–2022
Ineos
Reached the podium at the Vuelta and Tour de France and won Olympic gold.
- 2023 onward
EF Education–EasyPost
Joined the American team and won a Tour stage and mountains classification.
Achievements
Giro d’Italia
Became Ecuador’s first Grand Tour winner.
Olympic road race
Attacked late and rode alone to gold in Japan.
Tour mountains title
Won the polka-dot jersey and a stage at the Tour de France.
Beyond cycling
Rural roots
Grew up in a farming community in Ecuador’s northern highlands.
Nickname
Is known as La Locomotora del Carchi, after his home province.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Personal biography ↗Photo: Adrian Betteridge. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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