{
  "id": 14987832,
  "title": "'A significant moment and an important milestone' – Richard Carapaz signs for NSN Cycling after breaking EF Education-EasyPost contract",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/a-significant-moment-and-an-important-milestone-richard-carapaz-signs",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T15:02:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cycling Weekly",
    "slug": "cycling-weekly",
    "url": "https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/a-significant-moment-and-an-important-milestone-richard-carapaz-signs-for-nsn-cycling-after-breaking-ef-education-easypost-contract"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Richard Carapaz has left his four-year contract with American team EF Education-EasyPost to sign with NSN Cycling for a three-year term. Carapaz, a winner of the King of the Mountains competition at this year's Tour de France and former Giro d'Italia champion, will bring his experience and leadership to the team. General manager Kjell Carlström emphasized that Carapaz is a proven champion whose mentality is particularly special. Carapaz expressed excitement about joining the NSN project, which aims to grow and achieve great things. He joins other new riders at NSN, including Santiago Buitrago, Lennert Van Eetvelt, Kasper Asgreen, Artem Shmidt, and Cedric Beullens.",
  "summary": "Giro d'Italia winner and Olympic champion signs three year contract",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}