Italian classic Milan-Torino had the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz in actionin his first WorldTour race with the EF Education-EasyPost team, with which Lokomotiva signed a three-year contract.

In this one-day test it was It was also the first time that Carapaz wore his tricolor jersey, as the state champion in road traffic, the title won in February, at the championship held in Tulcán, the jersey he will wear in all his competitions this season and only in online events.

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Carapaz came to this race to contribute to his team, to add pace and kilometers (192) for the main goal, which will be the pursuit of the title at the Tour de France, in July.

The test had a escape with six riders, neutralized 13 kilometers from the finish line. The peloton reached the final stage grouped when Dutchman Arvid de Kleijn, driver of Tudor Pro Cycling, the Swiss team on the UCI Europe Tour, surprisedwho won the victory.

Second place was taken by a Colombian Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) in second place, and the Dutchman Casper Van Uden (DSM) in the third frame.

The Ecuadorian was with the main body and reached the finish line without incident.

The Olympic winner held locker 72 general classifications, 19 seconds behind Arvid de Klein, which marked 3 hours 59 minutes 02 seconds.

According to the schedule established by the EF team for Carapaz, his second race will be the Volta a Catalunya (Spain), test in seven stages between March 20 and 26. (D)