Hugh Carthy

Hugh John Carthy (born 9 July 1994) is a British professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.^[3] Carthy's nickname "Huge" was coined when his name was mispronounced by an announcer in the Giro d'Italia, but stuck due to his ability to produce huge efforts and dig deep.^[4]

Hugh Carthy

Carthy at the 2022 Giro d'Italia
Personal information
Full name	Hugh John Carthy
Nickname	Huge
Born	(1994-07-09) 9 July 1994 (age 30) Preston, England, United Kingdom
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st)
Team information
Current team	EF Education–EasyPost
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Climber
Professional teams
2013–2014	Rapha Condor–JLT
2015–2016	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
2017–	Cannondale–Drapac[1][2]
Major wins
Grand Tours Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (2020)

Early life

Carthy grew up in Preston.^[5] He attended Our Lady's Catholic High School.^[6]

Career

In 2014 he won the Tour de Korea stage race, and in 2015, he joined the Spanish team Caja Rural–Seguros RGA.^[7][8][9] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Vuelta a España^[10] and the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.^[11] Carthy crashed out on stage 6 of the 2019 Vuelta a España, being one of four riders to abandon due to the crash.^[12] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.^[13] On 1 November 2020, Carthy notched his first grand tour stage win on the 2020 Vuelta a España's stage 12, which featured a summit finish on the Alto de l'Angliru.^[14] His time climbing the Angrilu was among the all-time top 10 and no one had ridden the climb faster since Chris Horner won the Vuelta there in 2013. He went on to finish third overall, his first podium in a grand tour.^[15]

Major results

2012

1st Overall Junior Tour of Wales

1st Mountains classification

1st Stage 2

2014 (2 pro wins)

1st Overall Tour de Korea

1st Young rider classification

1st Stage 7

6th Overall Tour of Japan

1st Mountains classification

1st Young rider classification

6th Overall Mzansi Tour

1st Prologue (TTT)

2015

9th Overall Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon

1st Young rider classification

9th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge

2016 (2)

1st Overall Vuelta a Asturias

1st Young rider classification

1st Stage 1

6th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia

8th Giro dell'Appennino

8th GP Miguel Induráin

9th Overall Volta a Catalunya

1st Young rider classification

9th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid

2018

3rd Overall Colorado Classic

1st Mountains classification

5th Overall Tour of Utah

2019 (1)

Tour de Suisse

1st Mountains classification

1st Stage 9

3rd Overall Tour du Haut Var

Giro d'Italia

Held after Stage 12

2020 (1)

3rd Overall Vuelta a España

1st Stage 12

4th Overall Tour de la Provence

2021 (1)

1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Burgos

3rd Classic Sud-Ardèche

5th Overall Tour of the Alps

8th Overall Giro d'Italia

8th Overall Volta a Catalunya

2022

2nd Overall Tour de Langkawi

9th Overall Giro d'Italia

9th Overall Tour of the Alps

2023

2nd Overall Tour of the Alps

4th Overall Tour of Guangxi

6th Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana

8th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico

2024

6th Overall O Gran Camiño

General classification results timeline

Grand Tour general classification results
Grand Tour	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Giro d'Italia	—	—	92	77	11	—	8	9	DNF
Tour de France	—	—	—	—	—	37	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	—	125	—	—	DNF	3	DNF	25	23
Major stage race general classification results
Race	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Paris–Nice	Has not contested during his career
Tirreno–Adriatico	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
Volta a Catalunya	—	9	20	13	DNF	NH	8	27	—
Tour of the Basque Country	85	—	—	DNF	12		12	—	—
Tour de Romandie	—	—	—	47	28		—	—	—
Critérium du Dauphiné	Has not contested during his career
Tour de Suisse	—	—	56	18	27	NH	—	DNF	—

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish