Richard Carapaz takes altitude training to new heights on Ecuadorian volcano

Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) Cotopaxi Volcano training
Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) on the Cotopaxi Volcano (Image credit: Ineos Grenadiers)

Ahead of his season debut at March's Volta a Catalunya, Ineos Grenadiers climber Richard Carapaz has been putting in work at altitude. That's no surprise, given pro riders often spend time training on the peaks of Tenerife or in the Alps, but this week the Ecuadorian has taken it to a whole new level.

The 2019 Giro d'Italia champion has been training in his home country of Ecuador, riding at an altitude far beyond the climbs of Europe. His Ineos team posted images to social media of Carapaz riding the gravel roads on the side of the Cotopaxi Volcano in the Andes.

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