18 Jul 2021
Carapaz finishes third at Tour de France
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Richard Carapaz
Tour de France - Stage 21 » Chatou › Paris Champs-Élysées, 108.4km
Richard Carapaz finished in third place at the Tour de France, becoming the first Ecuadorian to finish on the podium in Paris.
The Grenadier was supported by his team across three tough weeks of racing and rode a hard, attacking race.
Third place represents the team’s 11th podium finish in 12 years of racing at the Tour de France, a fantastic achievement.
The final day in Paris saw Tadej Pogacar crowned as victor, with Jonas Vingegaard joining Carapaz on the podium on Sunday evening.
That podium completes a Grand Tour set for Carapaz, adding to a victory at the Giro d’Italia (2019) and second place at the Vuelta a Espana (2020).
It was an up and down Tour for the Grenadiers, with co-leader Geraint Thomas going down in a stage three crash, and battling onwards despite a dislocated shoulder. Both Richie Porte and Tao Geoghegan Hart were held up by incidents during a bruising opening week, but the team rallied around Carapaz as he moved up the GC.
Jonathan Castroviejo and Dylan van Baarle played superb supporting roles, putting in big rides at key moments during the race. Michal Kwiatkowski was as dependable as ever as a support rider, while Geoghegan Hart and Porte were able to help out in the high mountains as the race wore on. Sadly Luke Rowe was the only Grenadier missing in Paris after a gutsy ride on stage 11 ended just outside the time limit.
The Grenadier was supported by his team across three tough weeks of racing and rode a hard, attacking race.
Third place represents the team’s 11th podium finish in 12 years of racing at the Tour de France, a fantastic achievement.
The final day in Paris saw Tadej Pogacar crowned as victor, with Jonas Vingegaard joining Carapaz on the podium on Sunday evening.
That podium completes a Grand Tour set for Carapaz, adding to a victory at the Giro d’Italia (2019) and second place at the Vuelta a Espana (2020).
It was an up and down Tour for the Grenadiers, with co-leader Geraint Thomas going down in a stage three crash, and battling onwards despite a dislocated shoulder. Both Richie Porte and Tao Geoghegan Hart were held up by incidents during a bruising opening week, but the team rallied around Carapaz as he moved up the GC.
Jonathan Castroviejo and Dylan van Baarle played superb supporting roles, putting in big rides at key moments during the race. Michal Kwiatkowski was as dependable as ever as a support rider, while Geoghegan Hart and Porte were able to help out in the high mountains as the race wore on. Sadly Luke Rowe was the only Grenadier missing in Paris after a gutsy ride on stage 11 ended just outside the time limit.
