'No one believed I could do it': Richard Carapaz makes history with Giro d'Italia 2019 victory Jun 02, 2019 Richard Carapaz becomes the first Ecuadorian to win a Grand Tour (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)Richard Carapaz made history to become the first Ecuadorian to win a Grand Tour in the 2019 Giro d'Italia in Verona. Tags: Giro d'Italia News Racing Share 0 Share on Facebook Tweet Tweet on Twitter +1 +1 on Google Plus