Richard Carapaz must have reviewed his ambitions after his last -minute package for the Tour de France. Weakened by a gastric and intestinal infection, the Tokyo 2021 Olympic champion then set himself The return as a goal. But, a few days before the Great Departure, the Ecuadorian announced that he was reinforced in his participation in Tour of Spainnot being 100%. With his team EF Education-EasyPosthe finally chose to modify his program to focus on the end of the season, with the sights World championships in Kigali, Rwanda.
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“After the disease I had, I had to stop several times because I couldn't train more than two or three days in a row”said Carapaz. “Now, in Ecuador, I try to resume normal training and continue to advance according to what we had planned. I am almost completely restored.”
“The next goals we have set are now the Italian classics, in particular the Tour of Lombardy, but also the world championships in Rwanda”he added. “It is a very special World Cup for me, where I have a great opportunity, and I want to prepare myself in the best possible way. This is why I came back in Ecuador: to do training at altitude, find my motivation and focus on a hundred percent. Some factors play in our favor, and we want to get the most out of it.”
