Tour de France super combativity award goes to Richard Carapaz after lighting up final week with attacks, EF Education-EasyPost make it three in a row

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Tadej Pogačar celebrates his overall victory as he crosses the finish line of stage 21 of the Tour de France

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EF Education - EasyPost team's Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz wearing the climber's dotted "King of the Mountains" jersey cycles to the finish line to win the 20th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 170,9 km between Le Bourg-d'Oisans and Alpe d'Huez in the French Alps, on July 25, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

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ALPE D'HUEZ, FRANCE - JULY 24: Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates - XRG - Yellow Leader Jersey competes climbing to the Alpe d'Huez (1835m) while fans cheers during the 113th Tour de France 2026, Stage 19 a 127.9km stage from Gap to Alpe d'Huez 1835m / #UCIWT / on July 24, 2026 in Alpe d'Huez, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

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Tour de France super combativity award goes to Richard Carapaz after lighting up final week with attacks, EF Education-EasyPost make it three in a row

Richard Carapaz climbs to Bourg d'Oisans on stage 20 carrying the polka dot jersey

Richard Carapaz climbs to Bourg d’Oisans via Col de Sarrene on stage 20 carrying the polka dot jersey
(Image credit: Alan Danby/SWpix)

Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) has been named the most aggressive, or ‘super combatif’, rider of this year’s Tour de France, and was awarded the prize after a public vote and jury decision from 11 shortlisted riders.

It’s the second time the Ecuadorian has won the award, adding to his 2024 win, lighting up the final week and the last three mountain stages with swashbuckling attacks that landed him two stage wins and the King of the Mountains polka-dot jersey.

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Tour de France super combativity award goes to Richard Carapaz after lighting up final week with attacks, EF Education-EasyPost make it three in a row

Richard Carapaz climbs to Bourg d'Oisans on stage 20 carrying the polka dot jersey

Richard Carapaz climbs to Bourg d’Oisans via Col de Sarrene on stage 20 carrying the polka dot jersey
(Image credit: Alan Danby/SWpix)

Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) has been named the most aggressive, or ‘super combatif’, rider of this year’s Tour de France, and was awarded the prize after a public vote and jury decision from 11 shortlisted riders.

It’s the second time the Ecuadorian has won the award, adding to his 2024 win, lighting up the final week and the last three mountain stages with swashbuckling attacks that landed him two stage wins and the King of the Mountains polka-dot jersey.

Latest Videos FromCyclingnews
James Moultrie
James Moultrie
News Writer

James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.

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Tour de France super combativity award goes to Richard Carapaz after lighting up final week with attacks, EF Education-EasyPost make it three in a row

Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) has been named the most aggressive, or ‘super combatif’, rider of this year’s Tour de France, and was awarded the prize after a public vote and jury decision from 11 shortlisted riders.

It’s the second time the Ecuadorian has won the award, adding to his 2024 win, lighting up the final week and the last three mountain stages with swashbuckling attacks that landed him two stage wins and the King of the Mountains polka-dot jersey.

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