Rafael Carrasco: "Enric Mas should be more attentive in complex situations"

THE STAGE

We lived in a stage with a wonderful ending. Leader Wout Van Aert attacked, left and won on stage. Very good champion, very good rider and very good leader of the Tour de France. This is a stage of leaders, I explained to myself. First because the mountain leader Magnus Cort Nielsen escaped after doing three stages and then he attacked the yellow jersey and won the stage. This is to get to the Tour de France and start the real race

THE FAVORITES

It was a quiet stage for them, but eventually, the last 10 kilometers had attacks. The leader ruined the race and broke the peloton. Pogacar went through moments of difficulty because he was behind the peloton, but he eventually resolved it. The Jumbo-Visma team has shown this to be the strongest, though I think we already know that

THE SPANISH

Most of the Spaniards reacted in time at the final elevation 10 kilometers from the finish line where the race was broken. Enric Mas admitted he had a positioning problem, although he eventually resolved it. However, you need to be more vigilant. His teammate Gorka Izagirre was the first to reach the finish line and Marc Soler continues to work for Pogacar

MAXIMUM ATTENTION

The Tour has entered a decisive stage, this Wednesday the favorites have a very hard test, the pavé, the cobblestones; 11 sections where anything can happen and one of the favorites can accuse him or have a breakdown. Favorites have to be careful, as this is not a mountain stage, even though it may look so with cobblestones.

WEDNESDAY PERIOD

Important stage. This is one of the decisive stages, where favorites can have a hard time, where there can be falls and breakdowns, or being left on the hook. Undoubtedly, this will be an important stage for the end of the Tour and I will not be surprised if Wout Van Aert wins again