Richard Carapaz
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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
Carapaz at the 2022 Strade Bianche
Carapaz at the 2019 Giro d'Italia wearing the Maglia Rosa
Carapaz wearing the polka dot jersey at the 2020 Tour de France
Carapaz (right) with Jai Hindley at the 2022 Giro d'Italia
2026 Tour de France
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The 2026 Tour de France was the 113th edition of the Tour de France. The race began with a stage in Barcelona, Spain, on 4 July, and finished with the final stage at the Champs-Élysées, Paris, on 26 J
Richard Carapaz
…11th in the Giro dell'Emilia. Carapaz did not race the 2026 Giro d'Italia due to an operation to remove a perineal cyst. He aims to prepare for the Tour de France, saying "going to the Giro like this wasn't going to be the best, so we reevaluated our goals. If we couldn't go to the Giro, we were going to do a…
Stage 19 finished at the top of Alpe d'Huez; the climb is 13.8 km (8.6 mi) long, an average gradient of 7.9% and features 21 hairpin turns.
Tim Merlier (Soudal–Quick-Step) won stages 7, 8 and 12 in sprint finishes.
Mauro Schmid and Harold Tejada approaching the finish line in Belfort on stage 13
UAE Team Emirates XRG teammates Isaac del Toro (in the white jersey) and Tadej Pogačar (in the yellow jersey) prior to the start of stage 17 in Chambéry