“A fall that sets off alarms”, “It looks bad for the future”, “He came back with a face that inspired a little optimism”, this is how the world press reacts to the fall of Richard Carapaz at the Tour de France

The first day of the Tour de France and bad news for Richard Carapaz. 23 kilometers from the finish, on the Cote de Vivero downhill, the Ecuadorian from EF Education-EasyPost and the Spaniard Enric Mas crashed.

Two runners received medical attention, the tricolor with a cut on the left knee and an affected right leg.

On the occasion of this accident, the international press mourns what happened and agrees that, despite the fact that the Ecuadorian medalist continued, the future is not promising.

“Slightly more than 20 kilometers from the finish line, a strong fall was recorded in the peloton, which immediately set off the alarms. Unfortunately, one of the Latin Americans was involved in the accident, leaving strong traces of pain,” the newspaper writes. Earth from Colombia.

“It was Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz, who fell to the ground in a corner along with Enrico Más (Movistar) and another rider from his team,” he added in a note he titled: Richard Carapaz suffered a painful crash that set off the alarms at the 2023 Tour de France.

“Although at first it seemed like a normal fall, on Locomotive Carchi he was seen with severe signs of pain in his left knee where blood was visible. The Latin American tried to return to his cycle, but the pain followed him,” the newspaper complained.

In the meantime, The world of sports from Spain reported that the Ecuadorian had “a face that did not inspire optimism” after recovering from the fall.

“Carapaz returned to the motorcycle, but with a face that did not inspire optimism, while the face of Enrico Mas already said everything. Standing, confused, with a lost look and Chente Garcia Costa consoles him. It was poorly presented and the worst thing was quickly confirmed: the departure of Enrico Maso”, specified the Iberian portal.

While, AS He mentioned that the Ecuadorian got up after the fall looking “bad for the future”.

“The Tour de France lasted only 160 kilometers for Enrico Mas. This is how cycling is often cruel. A fall on the descent from Viver, as the decisive part of the stage approached, on the way to Pike’s Wall, sent two of the favorites crashing to the ground on the podium, Richard Carapazo and Mas himself. They both got up in pain. The Ecuadorian continued his march, it looks bad for the future”, he concluded. (D)