Richard Carapaz won't start the Vuelta a España
Richard Carapaz's late DNS from the Tour de France won't be the only last-minute change to his 2025 Grand Tour aspirations. The Ecuadoran had been slated to start the Vuelta a España on Saturday but his EF Education-EasyPost team said he will instead target the Road World Championships in Rwanda in September, followed by a series of Italian one-day events culminating in Il Lombardia.
Carapaz was forced out of his Tour plans by an intestinal infection, and in the announcement of his fall schedule change swapping the Spanish Grand Tour for a few one-day races, Carapaz's comments indicate the issue was more serious than a simple GI bug. "After the illness I had, I had to stop several times as I couldn’t train for more than two or three days at a time,” he said. “Now in Ecuador, I’m trying to get back to normal with training and continue moving forward with what we had planned. I’m almost fully recovered now.” Carapaz finished third overall at the Giro d'Italia in May but has not raced since.
