2019 Giro d'Italia winner Richard Carapaz returns to Maglia Rosa fight as EF Education-EasyPost confirm Grand Tour lineup
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EF Education-EasyPost have become the final team to officially announce their lineup for the 2025 Giro d'Italia, confirming a team built around supporting the general classification ambitions of 2019 Maglia Rosa winner Richard Carapaz.
"The Giro is a very important race for me and my sports career because it was the first one I was able to win as a three-week rider. I have prepared for this one well and my ambitions are very big. This will be my fourth Giro. The last three were very good, and I hope this one will be the same, or even better," says Carapaz himself in a press release on the team's official website. "I spent some days in Ecuador, where I trained well. I hope everything comes together as planned and as hoped."
With Carapaz supported by a strong team of Kasper Asgreen, Georg Steinhauser, Alexander Cepeda, Owain Doull, Mikkel Honoré, Darren Rafferty, and James Shaw, there is plenty of quality surrounding the Ecuadorian. "The team is very prepared. We all know our plan. We’re bringing all of our experiences to make the Giro ours. We can’t hide our ambitions: we want to win the race," comments Carapaz on his support. "We have had this intention for months. We want to win. It’s the main focus for the team right now. The staff and riders know what’s up. We want to do it well and we are hoping for the best."
For Steinhauser, the 2025 Giro d'Italia marks a return to the race that saw the German announce himself to the wider cycling world twelve months ago, taking a stage win and coming close to even more. "The history and tradition of the Giro in Italy is something special. It is one of the grand tours, and racing with all of the Italian fans is always cool," Steinhauser says. "I will support Richie and if I get the opportunity and have the legs to have a similar Giro like I did last year, that would be amazing."
Steinhauser took a breakthrough stage win at the 2024 Giro d'Italia
"My preparation this year didn’t go as planned, and I missed some races, but it is going to be really cool to ride for Richie. He is a nice leader because he is super experienced. He knows what he has to do. He knows what calls he needs to make and you know that he is always going to be in the right position at the right moment. That makes a lot of the work we need to do easier," concludes the preview of the 23-year-old German talent. "First, we have the start in Albania. I have never been to Albania before, but it is always cool to race in new and different countries. We are in the hotels a lot and spend a lot of time on the bike, but we still get to know the country a little bit. This is something I really enjoy. Albania probably wouldn’t have been one of my top go-to countries, but to experience it here now is awesome."
EF Education-EasyPost for the 2025 Giro d'Italia
Richard Carapaz
Kasper Asgreen
Georg Steinhauser
Jefferson Alexander Cepeda
Owain Doull
Mikkel Honoré
Darren Rafferty
James Shaw
Kasper Asgreen
Georg Steinhauser
Jefferson Alexander Cepeda
Owain Doull
Mikkel Honoré
Darren Rafferty
James Shaw
Only 21 stages to go before Rome, sweet Rome 😍🇮🇹
— EF Pro Cycling (@EFprocycling) May 7, 2025
But first, our squad is headed to Albania for the Grande Partenza! Read more: https://t.co/Ed55U6odsI pic.twitter.com/jWQYfynbXv
Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
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