Richard Carapaz

Santiago Buitrago won stage 17 of the Giro d’Italia from a breakaway as Richard Carapaz clung on to the pink jersey.It was great day for Bahrain-Victorious as Mikel Landa followed his team-mate’s stage victory by moving up to third overall, replacing Joao Almeida, but a grim day for BikeExchange-Jayco as Britain’s Simon Yates abandoned the race due to the knee injury which ended his ambitions of the pink jersey.Buitrago had been part of a 25-man break that went up the road on the cold, often damp 168km stage between Ponte di Legno to Lavarone, a largely downhill profile which included...

Czech rider Jan Hirt claimed a first Grand Tour win with victory over a tough mountain stage as Richard Carapaz saw his overall lead of the Giro d'Italia cut to just three seconds. The 202km stage 16 from Sala to Aprica had three category one climbs and was seen as...

Ecuadorean's confidence bolstered by the strength of his Ineos Grenadiers team

Giulio Ciccone claimed his first win in over two years with a fine solo victory on stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia as Richard Carapaz retained the race lead. Italy's Ciccone, 27, broke clear of the remaining breakaway riders with 19km to go and was in tears after crossing the line in Cogne.

Simon Yates soared to victory in stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia in Turin, six days after his nightmare on the slopes of the Blockhaus left his title hopes in tatters. The 29-year-old went solo on the final descent into the city, winning the stage 15 seconds in front of Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers), who finished in second and third respectively. That proved enough for Carapaz to take the pink jersey off long-time incumbent Juan Pedro López (Trek Segafredo), who had started the day 12 seconds clear.

Britain's Simon Yates claimed his second stage win of this year's Giro d'Italia as Richard Carapaz claimed the overall lead from Juan Pedro Lopez. This year's race was blown open on a thrilling stage 14, with Carapaz breaking away with 28km left. But Yates, 29, was among a trio that...

Simon Yates suffered more Giro d’Italia disappointment as his hopes of pink were extinguished on the climb of the mighty Blockhaus.Jai Hindley took the stage nine win in a virtual photo finish with Romain Bardet and Richard Carapaz as Juan Pedro Lopez just barely hung on to the pink jersey despite almost crashing on the final climb.That all happened some 11 minutes before Yates - nursing a knee injury suffered on stage four - crossed the line, having been dropped with 11km of his punishing 191km stage from Isernia still to go.Yates hinted he could now pull out, saying: “I...

Ineos Grenadiers will travel to Budapest for the Giro d’Italia Grande Partenza on Tuesday, ready, willing and confident about targeting the maglia rosa with Richard Carapaz. The Ecuadorian climber and his British super team face a three-week battle with a number of other WorldTour teams but start the Corsa Rosa wearing number one and, after the victories of Tao Geoghegan Hart in 2020 and Egan Bernal in 2021, are the logical favourites.