Richard Carapaz signs for Andrés Iniesta’s NSN
He NSN Cycling Team announced this Friday a star to his team, the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaznothing less than a champion of the Giro d’Italia of 2019 and Olympic champion in the Tokyo Games. Richard joins Andrés Iniesta’s team from EF Education after four campaigns with said team. NSN announced an agreement with the Ecuadorian for the next two campaigns.
Carapaz, 33 years old, had been competing since 2023 in the ranks of the American team EF Education.
“Getting the signing of Richard Carapaz is an important moment for our team and a turning point in the development of our sporting project”Kjell Carlstrom, CEO of NSN Cycling, said in a statement.
“Richard is an established champion. His achievements speak for themselves, but what makes him especially different is his mentality. “Richard is known for his grit and determination, something he demonstrated again in 2026 with his two Tour de France stage wins and the polka dot jersey, followed by an impressive podium a week later in San Sebastian,” he added.
We think he still has some of his best performances ahead of him. Your experience and leadership will be extremely valuable.
“Richard is one of those riders whose passion for cycling is clearly evident and we believe he still has some of his best performances ahead of him. His experience and leadership will be extremely valuable, not only in helping us achieve our sporting goals, but also in contributing to the development of the team’s next generation of talent,” added Carlstrom.
“Richard is a role model for our younger riders and I have no doubt that he will fit perfectly into our team culture. We are very excited to begin this new chapter with Richard in the NSN Cycling Team,” Carlstrom concluded in the statement.
You will help us achieve our goals and develop the next generation of team talent.
“For me it is a huge opportunity”
“For me it is a huge opportunity as a runner to be able to be part of this project and, above all, to be one of the leaders of the team,” said the 33-year-old runner, author of 26 wins as a professional in ten years.
“I’m very excited. I’m really looking forward to it and, honestly, this reminds me a lot of when I signed my first professional contract, when I was tremendously excited to get to the WorldTour. I still have the same motivation as that day and that’s an incredible feeling,” added the Ecuadorian.
I am very excited. I’m really looking forward to it and, honestly, this reminds me a lot of when I signed my first professional contract
“I find the NSN project really interesting and, after our first conversations, it was clear to me that this was the right place for me. “I am a rider who has achieved great results throughout his career, many of them in Grand Tours, and that fits very well with what NSN was looking for.”he highlighted.
I find the NSN project really interesting and, after our first conversations, it was clear to me that this was the right place for me
“The team has great ambitions to continue growing and, from my first conversations with the performance area, it was clear that we share the same desire to continue improving and achieve great things together. I think the team has a lot of potential to continue developing and I am very excited to be part of that growth over the next three years,” concluded Carapaz, author of two triumphs in the 2026 Tour de France, in Orcières-Merlette and Alpe d’Huez, and winner of the mountain jersey of the French round of this course, being recognized as the most combative cyclist in 4 stages.
