The year of Richard Carapaz: he completed the cloverleaf in cycling

Richard Carapaz He closed another year as one of the unobjectionable talents in world cycling. Although he had difficult moments in the season, he did not stop showing himself as a leader in Ecuadorian cycling and that he has more to give.

In the year, The Locomotive achieved a milestone in his career, in the Tour de France. He won stage 17 of the Grande Boucle and became the 110th rider to win at least one stage in all three grand tours.

Before he already won in el Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a Españafor what he achieved the clover in cycling. He also won the Mountain shirt and the Combativity award, for his constant insistence on standing out in the competition.

The World Cup Zurichin September, was another of the objectives of Carapaz and the Ecuadorian team, but due to a family emergency, the man from Carapaz had to say goodbye to a test that he was really looking forward to.

In Ecuador he was elusive as road champion, so he had to settle for the time trial title. For this reason he wears the tricolor shirt in every time trial in which he competed.

The year was not free of controversies, including Carapaz. The cyclist considered that he should be the representative of Ecuador in the Paris Olympic Gamesafter his great feat of winning the medal in Tokyo 2020.

The Ecuadorian Cycling Federation decided to give the only place to Jonathan Narváez, another of those who competes on the world circuit, for his performances during the season, according to what the entity that manages that sport valued.

Carapaz wished the best to his compatriot, who could not do much in Paris. Without a teammate to back him up, I had to fight alone and a mechanical problem left him out of the stellar positions.

The Ecuadorian is now preparing for 2025, in which he intends to stand out again in one of the grand tours. Combat in each event is guaranteed, after sustained performance in each competition.