# 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. 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 Caja Rural–Seguros RGA. 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 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.

## 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 | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | 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 | NH | 12 | — | — |
| Tour de Romandie | — | — | — | 47 | 28 | NH | — | — | — |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career | Has not contested during his career |
| Tour de Suisse | — | — | 56 | 18 | 27 | NH | — | DNF | — |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |