Richard Carapaz

Ecuadorian bicycle racer

Richard Antonio Carapaz Montenegro is an Ecuadorian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost. Carapaz won the 2019 Giro d'Italia, becoming the first Ecuadorian rider to win the race. In July 2021, he won the gold medal in the road race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Ecuadorian cyclist to win a medal and only the second Ecuadorian in any sport to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. In doing so, he became the first cyclist to achieve an Olympic road race gold medal and a podium finish in each of the three Grand Tours.

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Richard António Carapaz Montenegro and Richard Antonio Carapaz Montenegro

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Wildfires Force Tour de France to Cut Final Stage

The Tour de France shortened its final stage due to wildfires, as Tadej Pogačar closed in on his fifth title.

Pogačar on the cusp of Tour history after dramatic penultimate stage ABC News — Jul 25, 21:14 PM
France reducing length of the Tour de France’s last stage on Sunday to divert officers to wildfires. ABC News — Jul 25, 19:21 PM
Pogacar set to equal Tour record as Carapaz wins stage Yahoo Sports — Jul 25, 17:11 PM
Tour de France final stage shortened due to wildfires RTE — Jul 25, 14:34 PM
'We gambled it all on the third week' - Richard Carapaz fights back from tough summer of recovery to claim maximum climbing honours at Tour de France Cyclingnews — Jul 25, 18:31 PM
Pogacar closes in on Tour de France victory, Carapaz wins Queen stage France 24 — Jul 25, 15:10 PM
'Not easy to finish on the podium being ill' - Isaac del Toro set to bring home third place in Tour de France and clear youth classification victory despite last-week struggles Cyclingnews — Jul 25, 19:55 PM
'I'm impatient to get there' – Tadej Pogačar closes in on fifth overall victory in Tour de France after successful yellow jersey defence on Alpe d'Huez Cyclingnews — Jul 25, 16:48 PM
Ecuadorian Carapaz wins 20th stage of Tour de France The Straits Times — Jul 25, 15:28 PM
Pogacar set to equal Tour record as Carapaz wins stage BBC Sport — Jul 25, 16:25 PM
Tour de France final stage rerouted as wildfires limit emergency service capabilities The New York Times — Jul 25, 14:08 PM
Tour de France star suffers gruesome injury with 20 stitches needed after crashing into car Mirror — Jul 25, 16:32 PM
Tour de France final stage to be shortened due to wildfires Le Monde — Jul 25, 14:53 PM
Tour de France final stage shortened due to wildfires IOL — Jul 25, 15:08 PM