Ecuadorian medalist Richard Carapaz will aim to win the traditional Tour de France from next July 1, where he will lead the EF Education EasyPost team.

In recent months, the tricolor has been heavily criticized by specialized cycling sites because they believe that it is not at a good level to win a European competition.

“Richard has faltered in the meeting with direct rivals, which leaves many doubts about his level on the Tour,” reads the portal’s notes in recent days. Colombian cycling.

However, in the European media, the tricolor is held as one of the references of world cycling and they put it as a candidate for the crown to remain in France.

“Danish Jonas Vingegaard, the 2022 Tour de France champion, and Slovenian Tadej Pogačar, the 2020 and 2021 champion, start as the main favorites in the battle for victory at the Tour de France,” the sports newspaper notes. AS From Spain.

“However, the battle will not be just between the two, as runners of the caliber of Mikel Landa, Enrico Maso, Jai Hindley, David Gaudu, Richard Carapaz, Egan Bernal, Carlos Rodríguez, Simon Yates or Gilui Ciccone stand as serious contenders for the title attack “, the note adds. (D)