Anderis must be stoked about this, lol. Im genuinely happy for this guy, I feel like I have read so many disappointed posts from him over the years.
I can't really complain too much about this signing. EF needed a new big leader after Uran has declined and with EF's budget it's difficult to win such quality riders as Caparaz.
I'm a learned pessimist, thoguh and I still have plenty of concerns. One is that Carapaz is a rider that doesn't tend to be in great form in many races during a season, outside his main goals. That's not a problem for a team like Ineos if he can still deliver during GTs, but at a small budget team like EF it's a concern that their best paid rider could have a crash during a GT but he wouldn't have had many results in the spring either and then they're suddenly not in a very good place regarding the whole season quite easily.
I also fear Carapaz may eventually feel a bit too comfy. EF are signing a lot of riders that seem to be friends with him and they don't have a lot money to sign guys who could pressure Carapaz out of the leadership role if he doesn't perform very well etc. I hope I'm wrong about this and the good atmosphere will help him excel instead of making him lazy.
If I'm a Carapaz fan, I wouldn't be too happy, lol. Very few riders have not underperformed at EF in the last 2 years. I somehow doubt he will perform as consistently at GTs as he did at Ineos. But for EF it's definetely the biggest signing at least since 2015, but maybe ever, as Uran was at his low in 2015 while Carapaz still performed well in 2022.