April 30 (Reuters) - Former ⁠Olympic champion Richard Carapaz will miss ⁠this year's Giro d'Italia as he ‌continues to recover from perineal surgery, his EF Education–EasyPost team said on Wednesday.

The 32-year-oldEcuadorean,who won road race ​gold at the Tokyo Olympics ⁠in 2021, will ⁠instead shift his focus to the Tour de ⁠France, ‌which begins on July 4 in Barcelona and finishes on ⁠July 26 in Paris.