Richard Carapaz: Tour de Suisse win gives me confidence

Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) wins Tour de Suisse
Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) wins Tour de Suisse (Image credit: Getty Images)

Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) won his first stage race of the season at the Tour de Suisse on Sunday, providing a confidence boosting victory as he looks ahead to his next summer targets, including the Tour de France.

"In the end it’s a really beautiful victory, we’ve worked really hard for it," Carapaz said. "We’ve been in great form, we’ve been testing ourselves to see where we’re all at and to win here in Switzerland it gives me a lot of confidence and the team as well.

Kirsten Frattini
Deputy Editor

Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.