The American squad of EF Education-EasyPost has Ecuadorian Richad Carapaz as its biggest bet for this 2023, whose goal is to conquer the legendary Tour de France.
Last December, the Olympic medalist confirmed that he will go in search of the traditional test and that is why he is preparing for it.
A site specialized in cycling considers that the Ecuadorian is one of the favorites to be crowned in Paris.
“With the objective set on the Tour and a calendar designed to arrive in full condition at the French event and wear the Education First jersey there, Richard Carapaz is postulated as one of the clearest favorites to fight for the podium in the French round ”, noted the site High Cycling.
“The Ecuadorian will be the great bet of the pink team, a jersey color that the former Ineos already tested himself in the last Giro d’Italia by being the leader of it until the penultimate stage. It will not be unusual to see him enrolled in the EF, although it will be in the Tour, where he closed his last participation with a very creditable third place ”, added the note.
The portal believes that this will be the year of the Ecuadorian, so he considered that his rivals should “analyze” him because of his “dangerousness” when competing.
“In 2023 the same situation could occur, with all the media and directors thinking about the two dominators of the last edition and a cyclist who is in top shape staying close to them could take the initiative to launch those attacks that give him an advantage. But he must be intelligent and choose the moments well, because if they observe his movement, they can study the play for the next occasions and thus neutralize a dangerous element like this one, ”said the note.
“Richard Carapaz has a long-distance race to do in these months prior to the month of July. At the moment he must recover from the operation that has had him somewhat stopped. Get into shape for the spring without burning the engine and little by little grow until you reach the Tour. Without a time trial, the favoritism of the Ecuadorian grows. Given the cyclist’s ambition, to think that he is simply going to settle for being third is to be naive. He has already achieved that position and everything that is not improving it will not enter his plans, ”he concluded. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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