Richard Carapaz targets the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in 2025

Richard Carapaz racing in the peloton at the 2024 Vuelta a España
Richard Carapaz racing at the 2024 Vuelta a España (Image credit: Getty Images)

Richard Carapaz has revealed that he will be taking on both the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France this season.

The Ecuadorian former Olympic champion, who won the Giro in 2019, is heading into his third season at EF Education-EasyPost and returning to the Italian Grand Tour for the first time since placing second overall there in 2022.

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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.