Richard Carapaz, among applicants for the Golden Bicycle of ‘Vélo Magazine’ | Other Sports | sports

The Slovenians Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic, winners this year of the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, respectively, and the French Julian Alaphilippe, double world champion, are the main references in the group of twelve riders chosen for the Golden Bicycle 2021 that credits the best cyclist of the season. Among the candidates is also the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz, Olympic champion en route.

Also on the list of applicants is Colombian Egan Bernal, winner of the Giro d’Italia. No runner from the Spanish peloton appears.

Carchense Carapaz has in his letter of introduction the record of being the only cyclist in history with an Olympic gold medal (Tokyo 2020) and a podium in the three great rounds of the sport (Italy, first in 2019; Spain, second in 2020 ; and France, third in 2021).

Magazine Bicycle Magazine, as it has been doing every year since 1992, it will award the Golden Bicycle to the most outstanding of a list that includes the great protagonists of the season that has just ended.

In the women’s section, the Dutch Movistar Annemiek Van Vleuten has been included as the top favorite, number one in the world.

Those chosen for the Golden Bicycle are:

• Julian Alaphilippe (Francia, Deceuninck-Quick Step)
• Kasper Asgreen (Dinamarca, Deceuninck-Quick Step)
• Egan Bernal (Colombia, Ineos)
• Richard Carapaz (Ecuador, Ineos)
• Mark Cavendish (Gran Bretaña, Deceuninck-Quick Step)
• Sonny Colbrelli (Italy, Victorious Bahrain)
• Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands)
• Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia, UAE Emirates)
• Primoz Roglic (Slovenia, Jumbo-Visma)
• Wout Van Aert (Belgica, Jumbo-Visma)
• Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands, Alpecin-Fenix)
• Annemiek van Vleuten (Paises Bajos, Movistar)

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