Carapaz joins NSN on three-year deal

Former Giro d'Italia champion Richard Carapaz has signed a three-year deal with NSN Cycling Team, following his departure from EF Education-EasyPost a year early. The 33-year-old Ecuadorian, who clinched the Giro d'Italia title in 2019 and secured a silver medal in the road race at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, expressed his excitement about joining the NSN team.

"I'm really looking forward to it," Carapaz stated in a statement. The team, previously known as Israel–Premier Tech, aims to continue its growth, and Carapaz confirmed that he shares the same ambition to improve and achieve success with the team. The Ecuadorian climber secured two stage wins at the 2023 Tour de France, finishing the race in eighth place overall.