Richard Carapaz
Carapaz at the 2022 Strade Bianche | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Antonio Carapaz Montenegro |
| Nickname | La Locomotora (The Locomotive) El Jaguar de Tulcan Billy |
| Born | 29 May 1993 Tulcán Canton, Ecuador |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | EF Education–EasyPost |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2011 | Panavial–Coraje Carchense |
| 2013 | RPM Ecuador |
| 2014 | Panavial–GAD Carchi |
| 2015 | Strongman–Campagnolo |
| 2016 | Lizarte |
| Professional teams | |
| 2016 | Strongman–Campagnolo–Wilier |
| 2016 | Movistar Team (stagiaire) |
| 2017–2019 | Movistar Team |
| 2020–2022 | Team Ineos |
| 2023– | EF Education–EasyPost |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Medal record | |
Richard Antonio Carapaz Montenegro (born 29 May 1993) is an Ecuadorian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost. Carapaz won the 2019 Giro d'Italia, becoming the first Ecuadorian rider to win the race. 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. In doing so, he became the first cyclist to achieve an Olympic road race gold medal and a podium finish in each of the three Grand Tours.