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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tokyo Olympic champion Carapaz to miss Tour de France
Ecuador's gold medallist Richard Carapaz celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony of the Men's Cycling 234 km Road Race of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Olympic road race champion Richard Carapaz will miss the 2025 Tour de France after developing a gastrointestinal infection while training at home in Ecuador, his EF Pro Cycling team said in a statement. Sebastian Gollnow/dpa Tokyo 2020 Olympic road race champion Richard Carapaz will miss the 2025 Tour de France after developing a gastrointestinal infection while training at home in Ecuador, his EF Pro Cycling team said in a statement. Earlier this month, Carapaz was third in the Giro d'Italia and he's also the reigning Tour mountain classification champion. Advertisement "We're all gutted for Richard. He came out of the Giro with amazing form and was setting career-high power numbers in training. He sacrificed a lot to get to that level, so the timing really couldn't be worse," Jonathan Vaughters, EF Pro Cycling founder and CEO said. The Tour starts on July 5 in Lille and ends on July 27 in Paris.
The South African
3 days ago
- Sport
- The South African
Tour de France yellow jersey contender ruled OUT
Richard Carapaz, the reigning Tour de France king of the mountains, will miss this year's race after developing a gastrointestinal infection training at home in Ecuador. 'Last week, he began experiencing abdominal pain and a high fever,' said his team EF on their website. '(Doctors) have advised against long-haul travel and competition at this time. As a result, Richard will not take part in this year's Tour de France.' Carapaz finished third in the Giro d'Italia earlier in June and would have led the EF Pro Cycling team in the Tour, which starts on July 5. 'We're all gutted for Richard,' said Jonathan Vaughters, the EF chief. 'He came out of the Giro with amazing form. 'He sacrificed a lot to get to that level, so the timing really couldn't be worse. We know how much the Tour means to him, so to lose him this close to the race is a real blow.' Carapaz, the 2020 Olympic champion and 2019 Giro winner, won the climbing and combativity prizes in last year's Tour de France. The team said that the 32-year-old 'will take a few weeks off to let his body fully recover' and then shift his focus to the least prestigious of the Grand Tours starting on August 23. 'His goal? Win the Vuelta a Espana,' said the team. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The Guardian
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Richard Carapaz ruled out of Tour de France with stomach bug
Richard Carapaz, the reigning Tour de France king of the mountains, will miss this year's race after developing a gastrointestinal infection training at home in Ecuador. 'Last week, he began experiencing abdominal pain and a high fever,' his EF team said on their website. '[Doctors] have advised against long-haul travel and competition at this time. As a result, Richard will not take part in this year's Tour de France.' Carapaz finished third in the Giro d'Italia this month and would have led the EF Pro Cycling team on the Tour, which starts on 5 July. 'We're all gutted for Richard,' said Jonathan Vaughters, the EF chief executive. 'He came out of the Giro with amazing form. He sacrificed a lot to get to that level, so the timing really couldn't be worse. We know how much the Tour means to him, so to lose him this close to the race is a real blow.' Carapaz, the 2020 Olympic champion and 2019 Giro winner, won the climbing and combativity prizes in last year's Tour de France. The team said the 32-year-old 'will take a few weeks off to let his body fully recover' and then shift his focus to the least prestigious of the Grand Tours starting on 23 August. 'His goal? Win the Vuelta a España,' said the team.
The Guardian
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Richard Carapaz ruled out of Tour de France with stomach bug
Richard Carapaz, the reigning Tour de France king of the mountains, will miss this year's race after developing a gastrointestinal infection training at home in Ecuador. 'Last week, he began experiencing abdominal pain and a high fever,' his EF team said on their website. '[Doctors] have advised against long-haul travel and competition at this time. As a result, Richard will not take part in this year's Tour de France.' Carapaz finished third in the Giro d'Italia this month and would have led the EF Pro Cycling team in the Tour, which starts on 5 July. 'We're all gutted for Richard,' said Jonathan Vaughters, the EF chief. 'He came out of the Giro with amazing form. He sacrificed a lot to get to that level, so the timing really couldn't be worse. We know how much the Tour means to him, so to lose him this close to the race is a real blow.' Carapaz, the 2020 Olympic champion and 2019 Giro winner, won the climbing and combativity prizes in last year's Tour de France. The team said that the 32-year-old 'will take a few weeks off to let his body fully recover' and then shift his focus to the least prestigious of the Grand Tours starting on 23 August. 'His goal? Win the Vuelta a España,' said the team.
France 24
3 days ago
- Sport
- France 24
Carapaz knocked out of Tour de France with stomach bug
"Last week, he began experiencing abdominal pain and a high fever," said his team EF on their website. "(Doctors) have advised against long-haul travel and competition at this time. As a result, Richard will not take part in this year's Tour de France." Carapaz finished third in the Giro d'Italia earlier in June and would have led the EF Pro Cycling team in the Tour, which starts on July 5. "We're all gutted for Richard," said Jonathan Vaughters, the EF chief. "He came out of the Giro with amazing form. "He sacrificed a lot to get to that level, so the timing really couldn't be worse. We know how much the Tour means to him, so to lose him this close to the race is a real blow." Carapaz, the 2020 Olympic champion and 2019 Giro winner, won the climbing and combativity prizes in last year's Tour de France. The team said that the 32-year-old "will take a few weeks off to let his body fully recover" and then shift his focus to the least prestigious of the Grand Tours starting on August 23. "His goal? Win the Vuelta a Espana," said the team.
