Richard Carapaz sign by EF Education-EasyPost makes the team level up in terms of contender for the Grand Tous overall classifications. The current Olympic Champion and former Giro d'Italia winner who made podium in the 3 Grand Tours will start his season in the Ecuadorian national championships.
The race will take place in his hometown Tulcan, so it's even a more special start of the season for Carapaz. He will be joined by his teammate and fellow compatriots Jonathan Caicedo and Jefferson Cepeda who will do both the Time trial and the road race. Carapaz will only do the road race set to start this Sunday.
Richard Carapaz makes his debut in pink this weekend at the Ecuadorian national championships in his home town of Tulcan. 💕Jonathan Caicedo and Jefferson Cepeda will also race starting with the time trial on Friday and the road race on Sunday. Let’s get after it 🇪🇨
