After more than six hours on the bike, Richard Carapaz emerged victorious from an incredibly challenging men's Tokyo Olympic cycling road race on Saturday, the Ecuador rider best navigating the heat and mountainous 234-kilometer course.Belgian cyclo-cross star Wout van Aert won the sprint for silver by the width of a tire, edging Slovenian 2021 Tour de France yellow jersey winner Tadej Pogacar at the Fuji International Speedway finish line, 1 minute and 7 seconds off gold.Carapaz finished third behind Pogacar at the tour, but on an Olympic course some called the most difficult ever, he show…READ FULL ARTICLE
