Enric Mas: “I was left with sensations, even if it was useless”

Enric Mas (Movistar) is one of the great opponents of ninth stage of the Vuelta a España who graduated from Granada. This was after a good attack on the last climb to the top of Hazallanas, although in the end “it was useless.”

“I was left with sensations, which turned out to be very good, even if it was not useful,” explained the Spaniard, who was satisfied with his performance but resigned because he did not gain even a second from the leader Ben O’Connor (Decathlon-AG2R) or Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-Bora).

Mas recalled that he crossed the top of Hazallanas in 1:20 in a group with O’Connor and Roglic, who had not been able to follow him when he attacked the first ramps, although he seemed confident of being able to hold on . his current level “in Lagos de Covadonga or in other high-ends and they have a purpose.”

The Mallorcan also suffered a notable scare which was experienced live on Spanish Television pictures and that was his near fall after skidding on a descent curve that even sent him jumping off the saddle and briefly losing bike control. “The scare was on the way because of the wind and I’m thankful that I didn’t fall because it would have been a bad fall.”

However, Mas also explained that he suffered other stage frights that forced him to “correct his trajectory.”

As for whether he feels the strongest climb because of the excellent performance he made in Hazallanas, the man from Artá​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ uses, says that he does not want to comment and acknowledges the important performance that the winner of the stage, the British Adam Yates ( UAE Emirates ), was placed. “Yates won, right? Today the strongest was Yates,” he concluded.