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Tokyo Olympic champion Carapaz to miss Tour de France
Tokyo Olympic champion Carapaz to miss Tour de France

Yahoo

time3 days ago

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  • 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.

Richard Carapaz ruled out of Tour de France with stomach infection
Richard Carapaz ruled out of Tour de France with stomach infection

New York Times

time4 days ago

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  • New York Times

Richard Carapaz ruled out of Tour de France with stomach infection

Richard Carapaz will not race at this year's Tour de France due to a gastrointestinal infection, the Ecuadorian has confirmed. Carapaz, who was crowned the Tour's king of the mountains and won the overall combativity award in 2024, will not compete after symptoms of abdominal pain and a high fever while training for the race in Ecuador. Advertisement He underwent several rounds of medical tests that revealed the infection, which was confirmed by additional scans and imaging, and is currently receiving antibiotics and medication. It comes less than a month after the 32-year-old record a podium finish at the Giro d'Italia. Carapaz announced on his Instagram account that with 'great sadness' he would be missing the Tour, which starts on July 5. A post shared by Richard Carapaz (@richardcarapaz) 'Not the best news, but health always comes first,' he said. 'Thank you all for your messages and support.' Jonathan Vaughters, CEO of Carapaz's team EF Education-EasyPost, said he was 'gutted' for the Ecuadorian in a statement. 'He came out of the Giro with amazing form and was setting career-high power numbers in training,' Vaughters said. '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. He's a champion in every sense, and knowing him, I have no doubt this setback will only motivate him to come back stronger.' Carapaz has recorded six podium finishes across cycling's three Grand Tours; he won the Giro in 2019, finished second in 2022 and also recorded a second-place finish at the Vuelta de Espana in 2020. His best finish in the Tour de France was third in 2021. 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. Carapaz is now targeting a return in the Vuelta, which starts in Spain on August 23 and will last for three weeks. 'His goal? Win the Vuelta,' said his team. (Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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