Hugh Carthy

Hugh John Carthy (born 9 July 1994) is a British former professional road racing cyclist. 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.

Early life Carthy grew up in Preston. He attended Our Lady's Catholic High School.

Career In 2014 he won the Tour de Korea stage race, and in 2015, he joined the Spanish team .

He was named in the start list for the 2016 Vuelta a España and the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.

Carthy crashed out on stage 6 of the 2019 Vuelta a España, being one of four riders to abandon due to the crash.

In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France. 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. His time climbing the Angliru 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.

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 2024 2025 Giro d'Italia — — 92 77 11 —89 DNF — — Tour de France — — — — — 37 — — — — — Vuelta a España — 125 — — DNF3 DNF 25 23 — —Major stage race general classification results Race 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Paris–NiceDid not contest during his career Tirreno–Adriatico — — — — — — — —8 — — Volta a Catalunya —9 20 13 DNFNH8 27 — 84 DNF Tour of the Basque Country 85 — — DNF 12 12 — — — DNF Tour de Romandie — — — 47 28 — — — — 71 Critérium du DauphinéDid not contest during his career Tour de Suisse — — 56 18 27NH — DNF — — —

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish