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the newspaper Los Angeles Times reported on October 25 that although “Locomo Carchi ran out of power on the final lap” of the time trial at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, “Richard Carapaz will seek revenge next Sunday (October 29) when he takes to the track in the road race, his specialty .” And due to the status of the Olympic champion in the medal distribution modality in Chile – as is the case in our country – there are high expectations to see the world-famous tricolor in action (from 11:00 a.m.). in Ecuador).

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As reported by the portal esciclismo.com, for Carapaz, “victory will mean winning the first gold in competitions in which he has never participated. A win will calm the anxiety and calm his ego, which took a hit with his second place finish in the time trial.” To take the pressure off, the 2019 Giro d’Italia champion said: “I have no obligation (to win), but I have a nice opportunity and I’m not going to waste it.”

Richard Carapaz shows his funny side on TikTok during cycling training in Santiago 2023.

According to the website Antenna 2Colombian media, “on the Santiago track, which starts and ends at the Plaza de la Aviación, near the Museum of Fine Arts, Carapaz will be the man who will be neutralized by the other candidates for the gold medal: the Colombian Harold Tejada, the Argentine Eduardo Sepúlveda or the Venezuelan Orluis Aular.”

Richard Carapaz is raising the name of Ecuador: he drank the traditional drink mote con huesillos and joked with the Chileans during the cycling training in Santiago 2023.

Risk of falling

For the coffee farmers, Carapaz’s second place in the time trial “showed the good timing of his legs.” And while “the climb can benefit a climber like Carapaz, who will also have the help of Sebastián Nova and confidant Jhonatan Narváez, his former Ineos Grenadiers teammate,” there is a factor that could threaten Carapaz’s title aspirations.

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It is commented Antenna 2: “there is rain forecast for the day, which adds to the complexity of the route, which has sharp turns and several flat areas.” and chain Radio France International (RFI), adds about this climatic factor: “Riders will have an additional difficulty: rain is forecast for that day, increasing the risk of falls and the effects of the piercing cold of the Chilean capital.”

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In the road test of the Pan American Games in Santiago 2023, more than 80 runners will take part in a circular course of 157.5 kilometers (nine turns). At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the route was 244 km (which added 4,865 meters of accumulated elevation gain) which Carapaz won with a time of 6 hours, 05 minutes and 26 seconds. (D)