Enric Mas (Movistar), who faces Alps week of the Tour de France with optimism, considers his land to comeand continues with the full illusion of facing a position on the podium, where 33 seconds separate him from the third step.
On the second day of rest, Mas commented that Jumbo Visma and Ineos should deploy strategies to defeat Pogacar, so far tricky. In this battle, Balearic hopes to get through to play his tricks, thinking mainly of the alpine stage of Granon and Alpe D’Huez and the Pyrenean stage of Peyragudes and Hautacam.
“The sensations were similar to last year, but in 2021 I fell one day before the day off, and a fall always weighs you down, your head no longer works as it should. Now, removing the time I lost in the time trial, everything was positive and I was motivated, well classified, more than 30 seconds from third place on the podium, and now came the most favorable stages, “said Mas in the telematics of the press conference. from your hotel.
For many favorites the Tour will begin this week. Climbers rub their hands on the opportunity presented to them in the Alps. This is the moment of Enric Mas.
“There are two difficult stages in the Alps including Granon and L’Alpe D’Huez, and then in the Pyrenees we will have Peyragudes and Hautacam. There will be two main stages where I will be looking for the podium. However, there may also be some stages of cheating, “he said.
JUMBO AND INEOS SHOULD CRY STRATEGY
Undoubtedly, the person to lose is Tadej Pogacar, so far invincible and leaves an image of superiority that destroys the morale of his opponents. Enric Mas was clear that in order to beat the Slovenian, the strategies of the teams had to come in, especially the Jumbo of Vingegaard and Roglic and the Ineos of Thomas and Yates.
“Some teams are eager to get their hands on Pogacar. Jumbo is for the task of trying to separate the yellow jersey, they have two tricks and huge potential. As a rival, I don’t consider him the best of those I face in the race, maybe in a few years I will consider him the best, but not yet “, he commented.
From that battle that Jumbo and Ineos must raise, the Movistar leader’s options should emerge, being taught that he should attack “if possible” to gain positions in the overall classification.
“They had to throw them, and I joined the party. You have to catch him without a guard and without equipmentboth Jumbo and Ineos have to attack from afar, in one of the insane stages of departure. “
On the Covid issue, in the midst of debate in recent days, Mas acknowledged that although his team’s steps were right, it could not be controlled by the cyclist in the race, where sometimes “they swallow the saliva of each other.”
“This is an issue we are well aware of. On the team, we do well, using mask and caution. In the peloton we don’t accept it as a joke, if you get caught, you get caught, we can’t control, we don’t know how it spreads. When you’re in a race sometimes you eat the saliva of others, or the breath. What will you do?. Sometimes jokes are made, but you can’t control it. “
Source: La Verdad
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