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Lyne Lamoureux

Richard Carapaz out of Tour de France due to gastrointestinal infection

EF Education - EasyPost's Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz arrives ahead of the 21st stage of the 108th Giro d'Italia cycling race of 143kms from Rome to Rome on June 1, 2025. (Photo by Luca Bettini / AFP) (Photo by LUCA BETTINI/AFP via Getty Images).

Due to illness, Richard Carapaz will not be able to defend his King of the Mountains jersey win and go for stage victories at the Tour de France, as he stated he wanted to do following his Giro d’Italia podium finish.

According to his team, EF Education-EasyPost, the 32-year-old began experiencing abdominal pain and a high fever while training at home in Ecuador. He was diagnosed with a gastrointestinal infection after undergoing several rounds of tests, scans and imaging. He was then started on antibiotics and medication to manage the pain and fever.

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