The Mallorcan cyclist “maintains good health”, according to the Movistar team
Enric Mas left the Tour de France this Friday after a positive test for coronarivus. The cyclist from the Balearics no longer started in the nineteenth stage of the Grand Boucle. For Mas, this edition of the Tour has been a nightmare, having said goodbye to all his podium options in the Col du Granon stage and suffering in the three stages of the Pyrenees. Moreover, Mas did not hide his fears on the descents of this route after he suffered a fall in the Dauphiné prior to the Tour that affected him quite psychologically.
«Enric Mas will not start in the 19th stage of the Tour due to positive Covid. The Majorcan maintains a good state of health. Good luck and take care of yourself!”, said on the social networks of the Movistar team on Friday.
Enric Mas acknowledged his fear on the descents on Thursday. “Since the fall of Dauphiné, I have had an inner fear that is difficult to overcome, and I have carried it through the entire Tour,” he lamented.
Facing the Vuelta a España, which will be held between August 19 and September 11, Mas is confident that he will recover mentally. “Muscularly you stiffen in situations like this … but they are cycles. We are going to hope that this problem is solved before the Vuelta. We have to learn to pass this on and accept it,” he noted.
Mas came to the finish in the queen stage on Thursday in 19th place, 7:23 behind Jonas Vingegarad, and occupies 11th position overall, 24:08 behind the Dane. “The most important thing now is to face my situation and think little by little about the rivals in front of us and get back on top,” he added in Hautacam, surprised by his positive the day before.
Source: La Verdad
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