Simon Carr finally gets his 'nice moment': British rider takes first win for EF at the Tour of the Alps
After going close on stage two, the EF Education-Easy Post rider grabbed victory on stage five in Brunico, but will not be heading to the Giro d'Italia


It has been a long time coming. After two years and four months racing in the pink of EF Education-EasyPost, Simon Carr took his first victory for the American squad on Friday at the Tour of the Alps.
The 24-year old took his win after spending 82km in the breakaway on a rain-affected stage five to Brunico, in northeast Italy. It is the second win of his career, after victory at the Prueba Villafranca-Ordiziako Klasika while riding for Nippo Delko One Provence back in 2020.
After being cruelly caught by the peloton on stage two this week, the climber, born in Hereford but raised in Occitanie in the South of France, explained his huge sense of relief at grabbing his second-ever professional win.
“It was a really tough day today,” Carr said. “Also it’s been a while since my first win, so not just today, but there’s been a lot of races where I’ve been trying to get there. When you finally succeed, then it's such a nice moment.”
Carr has often come alive in the mountains. When he launched a solo move out of the day's breakaway on the tough Mühlbach climb, he showed no signs of being affected by the injuries and illness that hampered his last two years of racing.
“I think any win is really important, I had a good start with this team in 2021, and last year wasn’t so good with illness and injury,” he added. “I’ve been coming back strong this year, and already in the Volta a Catalunya, and then a month ago I was feeling good in a few breakaways, so then there were a good few opportunities, I just wanted to seize those and of course, it has now paid off.”
The EF Education-EasyPost rider will not be riding the Giro d’Italia in support of Hugh Carthy, and will also skip the Tour de France, but is on the cards to head to the Vuelta a España in August. Instead, he will be looking to build on this momentum at smaller races.
“I’ve done two Giro’s in the past, I think for me this year it was more important to focus on some non-WorldTour races and try and get some wins in those,” he said. “That was the goal. So hopefully not going to the Giro will mean I have more opportunities to win again.”
“The next goal for me is the Route d’Occitanie. It’s where I grew up, so I really want to do well there and maybe test my GC legs.”
Get The Leadout Newsletter
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access
Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription
Join now for unlimited access
Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

Tom has been writing for Cycling Weekly since 2022 and his news stories, rider interviews and features appear both online and in the magazine.
Since joining the team, he has reported from some of professional cycling's biggest races and events including the Tour de France and the World Championships in Glasgow. He has also covered major races elsewhere across the world. As well as on the ground reporting, Tom writes race reports from the men's and women's WorldTour and focuses on coverage of UK domestic cycling.
-
'It's a shame it had to end like this' - Giro d'Italia stage 6 finale affected by protestors
Breakaway of Taco van der Hoorn and Enzo Paleni was held up by two protestors in Naples
-
Kaden Groves wins crash-marred Giro d’Italia stage 6 in Naples
Australian comes out on top in bunch sprint after chaotic day in Italy
-
Kaden Groves wins crash-marred Giro d’Italia stage 6 in Naples
Australian comes out on top in bunch sprint after chaotic day in Italy
-
Giro d'Italia stage 6 neutralised after huge crash, Jai Hindley abandons
Slippery roads lead to pile-up on road to Naples
-
'Truly incredible' - Mads Pedersen springs to hat-trick win on Giro d'Italia stage 5
Lidl-Trek rider extends pink jersey lead in Matera with third win in five days
-
Casper van Uden sprints to victory in unusual TT helmet on Giro d'Italia stage 4
Dutchman beats Olav Kooij and Mads Pedersen in bunch kick in Lecce
-
How does the general classification work at the Giro d'Italia?
We untangle the rules around overall winners and stage winners – and those tricky bonus seconds
-
Giro d'Italia rider almost wiped out by goat: 'Albania's great – just watch out for the goats!'
Dion Smith of Intermarché-Wanty confirmed it was the first time that a goat had tried to knock him off his bike.
-
Mads Pedersen reclaims pink jersey after second Giro d'Italia sprint win on stage 3
Former world champion edges out Corbin Strong, with Orluis Aular third
-
From heartache to elation as Josh Tarling takes biggest career victory at Giro d'Italia: 'It's super special'
The Ineos Grenadiers rider becomes the first Welshman to win a stage of the Italian Grand Tour.