Richard Carapaz won Gold at the Tokyo Olympics, Men’s Road Race, clocking six hours five minutes and 26 seconds.
He became the first Ecuadorian rider to achieve the feat and only the second Ecuadorian to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games.
Wout Van Aert of Belgium took the silver, while the bronze went to Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia.
The route for the Tokyo Olympics Men’s Road Race covers 234 kilometers, starting at Tokyo’s Musashinonomori Park and ending at the Fuji International Speedway in the Shizuoka Prefecture. 128 cyclists competed in the race.
