EF Education-EasyPost have confirmed the signing of Richard Carapaz from Ineos Grenadiers on a three-year contract.
The Ecuadorian GC rider was one of the biggest names on the market this off-season but his move to the American squad after three seasons at Ineos has been all-but-confirmed for some time.
Carapaz will lead the British squad at the Vuelta a España, which kicks off in Utrecht on Friday. Winner of the Olympic road race title last year and the Giro d’Italia in 2019, Carapaz said that his sights are set on the Tour de France in future.
“When you conquer one thing, you want more. I’m one of those people who wants more,” Carapaz said in a press release issued by EF Education-EasyPost.
“There are still things I haven’t achieved. I’d like to try to win another Grand Tour. A life goal has always been to win the Tour de France. It’s something I will fight for. I know it’s possible. I know what my potential is and what I can do, what I can achieve, and I’m fighting for this dream.
“Every day I get up with this dream that I have to try for. When I first started to ride we knew about the Grand Tours. Eventually I thought I could win the Giro d’Italia and I’ve done that and now I’m thinking about the Tour de France.”
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