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Ecuador Richard Carapaz is an Olympic gold medalist and Grand Tour winner, celebrated for his aggressive climbing style and consistent performances in professional cycling's most demanding races.
The extended partnership through 2026 will bring the LYRIQ and Cadillac branding to nearly 100 races over the course of the partnership. The Cadillac LYRIQ is once again serving as a support vehicle for EF Pro Cycling on the Tour de France, highlighting the brand’s commitment to high performance.
Rapha has partnered with EF Pro Cycling for several seasons, creating innovative cycling kits and celebrating significant racing achievements. This includes designing special changeout kits for races like the Giro d'Italia and redesigning Richard Carapaz's Olympic champion kit.
Alé Cycling partnered with the Movistar Team, providing uniforms during Carapaz's tenure, including his Giro d'Italia victory in 2019.
INEOS Grenadiers reaffirmed its relationship with Pinarello, extending their partnership, with Pinarello bikes being used by Carapaz during his time with the team.
Richard Carapaz Montenegro, born on May 29, 1993, in Tulcán Canton, Ecuador, began his cycling career at 16, racing for his local club in Playa Alta. Mentored by former Olympic cyclist Juan Carlos Rosero, Carapaz quickly developed into a formidable talent. His early career saw him compete with amateur teams in Ecuador, Colombia, and Spain before joining Movistar Team as a trainee in 2016. He turned professional in 2017, marking the start of a career that would make him the first Ecuadorian to win a Grand Tour.
Carapaz achieved his first professional victories in 2018, winning a stage and the overall classification at the Vuelta a Asturias, and a stage at the Giro d’Italia. The pinnacle of his early career with Movistar came in 2019 when he won the Giro d’Italia general classification, becoming the first Ecuadorian and second South American to do so. In 2020, Carapaz moved to Team Ineos (later Ineos Grenadiers), where he continued his success, securing second place overall in the Vuelta a España and third in the mountains classification of the Tour de France. His Olympic triumph came in 2021, clinching the gold medal in the men’s road race at the Tokyo Olympics, a historic achievement for Ecuador. He also won the Tour de Suisse that year and placed third overall in the Tour de France.
Since joining EF Education–EasyPost in 2023, Carapaz has continued to demonstrate his climbing prowess, winning the Ecuadorian National Road Race Championship in 2023 and the National Time Trial Championship in 2024. His 2024 season included a stage win and the mountains classification in the Tour de France, where he also wore the yellow jersey for one stage, marking another significant milestone as the first Ecuadorian to achieve this. Carapaz is known for his attacking style, consistently demonstrating a willingness to challenge for victory on the sport’s biggest stages.
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