{
  "id": 15103840,
  "title": "Carapaz joins NSN on three-year deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/carapaz-joins-nsn-on-three-year-deal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T02:50:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/cycling/2026/10/1557313/carapaz-joins-nsn-three-year-deal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "PARIS: Former Giro d’Italia winner and Olympic champion Richard Carapaz joined NSN Cycling Team on Friday, after leaving EF Education-EasyPost a year before the end of his contract.",
  "key_points": [
    "Richard Carapaz signs three-year deal with NSN Cycling Team.",
    "33-year-old Ecuadorian former Giro d Italia champion.",
    "Excited to join NSN team and achieve success together."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Securing a former Giro d Italia champion signals the rebranded team's commitment to rapid growth and competitive success within the professional cycling peloton.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Carapaz joins NSN on three-year deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/carapaz-joins-nsn-on-three-year-deal-15114932",
        "published": "2026-10-17T03:46:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}