‘The UCI has to apply the rules’ – EF call for action after Richard Carapaz-Decathlon incident at Vuelta a España

EF Education-Easy Post have called on the UCI to ‘apply the rules’ after rider Richard Carapaz crashed during stage 11 of the Vuelta a España while the race leader’s team, Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale, were implementing a mid-race blocking move about 90 kilometres from the finish.

Carapaz fell at a point when teammate Darren Rafferty was attacking, although TV images make it unclear exactly what happened to the Ecuadorian, who is currently 4:10 down and fourth overall. According to race doctor’s report, he was not injured by the crash, but he did lose 15 seconds in the welter of attacks late in the stage.