Hugh Carthy to ride for Caja Rural-RGA

Twenty-year-old British rider Hugh Carthy signs two-year deal with Spanish outfit Caja Rural

Hugh Carthy in race lead, Tour of Korea 2014 stage seven

(Image credit: Tour of Korea)

Britain's Hugh Carthy will ride the next two seasons, 2015 and 2016, with Spain's second division team Caja Rural-RGA. According to website Bici Ciclismo, the Rapha Condor JLT cyclist signed a contract at the Circuito de Getxo on July 31.

The 20-year-old Englishman from Fulwood, Lancashire, won the Tour of Korea this year racing for British third division team, Rapha Condor JLT.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.