Carthy and Uran to lead EF Education-EasyPost at Giro d'Italia

Hugh Carthy
Hugh Carthy on the attack at Tirreno-Adriatico (Image credit: Getty)

Hugh Carthy and Rigoberto Urán will head the challenge of EF Education-EasyPost at the Giro d’Italia, while Richard Carapaz will be the team’s sole leader at the Tour de France.

Directeur sportif Juan Manuel Gárate confirmed the status of Urán and Carthy in an interview with Podcast Escapada. Both riders will use next week’s Tour of the Alps as their final preparation race ahead of the Giro, which gets underway on May 6.

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Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.