Carapaz returns with a big win and issues a warning ahead of the Tour de France

One day after turning 30 years old, the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz He returned to the competition in top form. the corridor of EF Education – Easy Postthat the return to Tour de Francewhere he will look to equal or better 2021’s third place, achieved a great success in the Mercan Tour Classic-Alpes-Maritimes.

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In a race with two well-differentiated parts, the first 50 kilometers were quite broken, which eventually gave way to a constant up and down, first in the first-class port (La Colmiane7.6 km at 6.9%), followed by Col de la Couillole (special category, 15.9 km at 7.2%), to finish on a high, in the second first level of the day: Valberg (12 km at 7.3%) completing a day of 169.2 km.

Carapaz, who previously only competed for 15 days, who did not complete the Itzulia last April, his last race, and achieved only one victory, in the national championship of his country on the first day of the competition, he attacked on the final climb of the Mercan Tour Classic-Alpes-Maritimes after his team started working. in the block with about 35 kilometers to go, to beat the Austrian by twelve seconds Felix Gall (2nd), featuring the fifth position of the man from Almeria Christian Rodriguez, after launching a devastating attack about 7 kilometers from the finish line.

After this race, Carapaz should be on Dauphine Criteriumwhich will take place from June 4 to 11, before landing on July 1 at Tour de France.

CLASSIFICATION

1.Richard Carapaz (Ecu/EF Education-Post), 4h47’59”
2.Felix Gall (Aut/AG2R Citroen Team), 12″
3.Lennert Van Eetvelt (Bel/Lotto Dstny), at 38″
4. Lenny Martínez (Fra/Groupama-FDJ), id.
5. Cristián Rodríguez (ESP/Arkéa Samsic), id.