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Always elevating - Hugh Carthy sets his sights on the Giro

After a steady march over the last five years British climber Hugh Carthy reached his first Grand Tour podium at the Vuelta a España. Vern Pitt finds out how the 26-year-old got there, conquered the fearsome Alto de l’Angliru and why thin bar tape is a must.ULRICHEN, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 23: Hugh Carthy of United Kingdom and Team EF Education First / Landscape / Snow / during the 83rd Tour of Switzerland, Stage 9 a 101,5km stage from Ulrichen to Ulrichen / TDS / @tds / #tourdesuisse / on June 23, 2019 in Goms, Switzerland. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Hugh Carthy is giving a sermon on pastry. “Sometimes people try and compensate for the filling of a pie by...

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