Richard Carapaz: his objectives in 2025, his last years of career and the void replacement in Ecuador
Richard Carapaz is ready for a demanding 2025 seasonwith much at stake on the world stage. The Ecuadorian cyclist points to the Italian turn as the main objectivebut, also, he wants to stand out in the Tour de France.
The locomotive He reviewed his goals of the yearjust as he talked about how much career time he has left. In that sense, he assured that there is no generational replacement, for when those who are now in the World Tour retire.
“The return to Spain of 2024 showed me that I can still fight the general classification. I remain in force for the 21 -day classifications and we chose the turn through the tour; The last week is very very strong, ”he said in an interview with the digital media.
While For the Tour de France It has other intentions: “It is the best career in the world, but it is increasingly complicated with the opponents we have. You have to aware of that and either get excited about something that could not be done. I will go to look for other objectives, such as stages or mountain mail. ”
With 31 years, Carapaz is motivated to go for more: “I don’t have such an extensive record, but a lot of quality And that makes the difference and is very motivating. Since I started my career I have made World Tour races and in most I have at least one triumph. That makes me say that I am a very quality corridor. ”
Carapaz spoke of his last years and the void generational replacement
The carchanse referred to how long he has left in his career: “If I’m realistic, I have four or five years left. I am 31, I will meet 32 and when I retire I will have 37 or 38. I have little time left and I do not see the next Richard Carapaz. I worry, because we are a country with a lot of talent, we come from generations of working people, it is in our genes and we should exploit it. We could be sports power. ”
In that sense, he said there is no generational replacement: “There is no replacement for Jefferson Cepeda, Richard Carapaaz or Jhonatan Narváez. When our career ends, there is no other World Tour cyclist that occupies those squares. There is a worrying generational break, because it has not worked in lower categories. There are no schools, clubs, no races, which is the most important. There may be hobby, but there are no competitions. ”
