Daily Times
June 14, 2021
ANDERMATT: Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz of the Ineos Grenadiers team won the Tour de Suisse after Sunday’s eighth and final stage claimed by home rider Gino Mader (Bahrain-Victorious). Carapaz, who won the Giro d’Italia in 2019, finished fifth on the stage that featured a steep climb 15km from the finish line. The result was enough for the Ecuadorian maintain his 17-second lead over Colombian Rigoberto Uran, his closest rival in the race for the yellow jersey. The Ineos team had ridden hard as a unit to keep the race together during a fractured opening to the stage, and when the big attacks came on the cobbled Gotthardpass, Carapaz looked comfortable as he shut down each move. Eddie Dunbar put in a towering performance in support of his teammate in the closing stages, setting a big tempo to pull back attackers, before re-joining to help on the descent and the final run-in. The triumph follows Ineos victories by Egan Bernal in the Giro d’Italia at the
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Deuel s ascent of Haleakala. Photo: Courtesy Drake Deuel
Drake Deuel has quite the resume: at 22 years old, he’s a Harvard graduate, a software engineer, an elite rower, and one of the fastest guys on Strava.
In 2021, Deuel has taken his Strava exploits to the next level, going after some of the most famed climbs in cycling. With no racing on the horizon and six months before the start of his post-collegiate career, Deuel set his sights on some of the biggest Strava KOMs around.
It may not be Alpe d’Eze, Mont Ventoux, the Poggio, or the Oude Kwaremont; but Haleakala is one of the toughest climbs in cycling. The European cols hold their old place in history, marked by decades of racing, crashes, and triumphs. But there are other climbs famous for their profile alone.