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    Aug 18, 2022 4 minutes

    RICHARD CARAPAZ

    29 | Ineos Grenadiers | Ecu

    Vuelta starts: 4

    Best GC result: 2nd (2020)

    Best stage result: Twice 2nd (2020)

    When Richard Carapaz won the 2019 Giro d’Italia, none of Primož Roglič, Tadej Pogačar, Jai Hindley or Jonas Vingegaard had yet claimed a Grand Tour title. There was a power vacuum in cycling, as Chris Froome’s status as the peloton’s patron was beginning to dwindle, and it appeared the very talented 26-year-old was all set to fill it.

    However, in the years since all four of those aforementioned riders have surpassed the Ecuadorian in the stage race hierarchy, each denying him from adding more Grand Tour titles. He couldn’t take enough time out of Roglič in

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