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Ineos insist Carapaz remains Vuelta a España co-leader despite time loss

Ineos insist Carapaz remains Vuelta a España co-leader despite time loss


Ineos Grenadiers management at the Vuelta a España have insisted that Richard Carapaz remains their co-leader for the GC battle despite recognising the Ecuador racer had suffered more than expected on the event’s first mountaintop finish to Pico Jano.

A runner-up in both the 2020 Vuelta a España and the 2022 Giro d’Italia, Carapaz was dropped on the final climb by the Primož Roglič-led group, and finished nearly three minutes down on new Vuelta leader Remco Evenepoel (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl). When he crossed the line he was also 1:22 behind a trio of Ineos Grenadiers riders: Carlos Rodriguez, Pavel Sivakov and Tao Geoghegan Hart.

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