Enric Mas: “I am second overall and little by little I am feeling good”
Enric Mas It has been the big news in the sixth stage of La Vuelta. That Pogacar attacking and leaving his rivals behind is something that can be expected, but it is not so common for the Balearic cyclist to leave his rivals behind, much less Further, or any cyclist, dares to argue with him about victory.
This is what he did this Thursday in the sixth stage. First he climbed in the final stretches of the climb to the last pass of the day, The Bartolocrowned ahead of Pogacar, and then went with him and fought for victory in the sprint.
Already at the finish line, these were Mas’s assessments after his brilliant performance, which left him second overall. “One day when we were able to obtain an income that in Andorra I couldn’t serve, I already said that the heat suited me very well and today it was very hot. In the sprint I had little to do, ‘Pogi’ is ‘Pogi’ and we have to go day by day, I am second overall and little by little I am feeling good and thanks to the team.”
It’s been a good day for me, but we shouldn’t give it more importance than it has. I haven’t done a major general for almost two years.
Then the leader of Movistar Team He explained what happened in the final meters of the climb, when he overtook Pogacar, and in the delicate descent. “I warned him (Pogacar) that there was a sharp curve coming up that we had in mind and there was a moment when he pushed a little harder, I took it calmly, it was a little dirty because it was concrete, and you have already seen the control he has of the bicycle, he simply went off and when I turned around he was already on the wheel.”
After this great performance, the Balearic Islands of Artà I didn’t want to ring the bells. “It’s been a good day for me, but we shouldn’t give it more importance than it has. I haven’t done a major general classification in almost two years, we are in the sixth stages and we have to go little by little.”
