Richard Carapaz joins NSN on three-year deal

Transfer

Richard Carapaz has joined NSN Cycling Team on a three-year deal, with the move confirmed on Friday after he left EF Education-EasyPost a year before the end of his contract.

That timing is the core of the story. This is not just a routine contract-expiry move - it is a mid-cycle reset for a rider whose CV still changes the shape of a roster. Carapaz is a former Giro d'Italia winner, won the race in 2019, and is also an Olympic champion, so NSN is adding a rider with proven ability to convert leadership into the biggest results.

For EF Education-EasyPost, the key implication is losing that profile earlier than planned. For NSN, a three-year commitment gives both sides enough runway to build around him rather than treating the signing as a short-term fix. At 33, the value is less about projection and more about whether the team can place an already proven winner into the right competitive structure.

Full details are at the linked CNA source.