Evenepoel saved the test in Sierra Nevada with an ambitious Mas coming close to Roglic

Rent a minute and a half after the difficult stage of Sierra Nevadaconsidered the day of the queen of the lap, With six stages to go before the 77th edition of the Spanish round Live your last act next September 11 on the streets of Madrid. Remco Evenepoel faced the hardest days of the return with some doubts, after the uncertainty that the previous stage had left him and before a day caressing the sky with his fingers (more than 2,500 meters), but the Belgian responded like a true champion in the attacks of his greatest rival , a primoz roglic who tried it on several occasions, at the beginning and at the end of the climb to Sierra Nevadaand yes, it pinched him for a few seconds, but not as much as expected.

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Who this time did not wait too long to the joy of the Spanish fans Enrique Mas. the leader of Movistarstarted in 3rd, before the stage started and was forced to attack to try to reduce the differences first Roglic and then on Evenepoel. And this Sunday Balearic presented his most aggressive and ambitious version. invade the corridor Art 9.8 kilometers from the finish line, when half a kilometer of difficult climbing in the special category port of Sierra Nevada. An attack that was not answered by Roglic nor of Evenepoel.

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Enric reached the height of Miguel Angel Lopez in the blink of an eye and together they set off at full speed towards the finish line. This time Mas passed in front of ‘Superman’ and gave him some relief, in front of the face with certain pain after what he experienced last season in the Colombian scare in the 2021 edition of the return. There is more at stake than simple rivalry and it is noticeable in the last meters of the stage, where Enric had more energy to finish entering the front of a López who tried, but was not able to break his former colleague

The rivalry between Mas and Lopez

Both come in at 1’23” and 1’25” respectively from a Thymen Arensmann very big The young Dutch runner (22 years old) of DSM group achieved in Sierra Nevada his second victory as a professional and his first world tour. A day he will hardly forget, where he was part of a huge initial breakaway of 29 runners that formalized the first port of call of the day, Castle Harbourand where he showed the necessary perseverance to reach the height of a fighter Mark Soler who for a moment dreamed of his second victory in La Vuelta after one of the Bilbao.

Roglic late attack

Evenepoelbrave as usual, pulled the group and after the trio where they were Roglic Y O’Connor. He didn’t know how to run any other way. Roglic, of whom perhaps more was expected, let Remco tire and attack him 700 meters from the finish line, with little room to scratch several seconds from a worried Evenepoel at the height of the stage and started that day thinking that Today is about surviving no matter what.

Thanks to his last arreon, Roglic is getting a little closer to Evenepeol, in a match that can be estimated at the beginning of the most uneven day, but neither Remco is touched nor Primoz as strong as it seems. Enrique More consolidated its third place on the podium and the change occurs in fourth place, because John Ayuso has taken it from Carlos Rodríguez.

The best thing is that the general classification is compressed with respect to the first three in the absence of a week where many things can happen. Let’s trust.