Great detail of Mas towards Pogacar on the La Vuelta podium after his abandonment

ByDavid Mitchell

There are details that mark the category of an athlete, and today Enric Mas has had a deference towards Tadej Pogacar very pretty and of enormous respect. After the Slovenian’s unfortunate fall, as a result of which he was forced to abandon the Vuelta, the Spaniard becomes the new leader of the race.

Honestly, I know this is sport and cycling, but Tadej (Pogacar) has fallen and I haven’t won La Roja, so I think not wearing it now is a way to show him respect

He Movistar Team leader He now has more than a minute ahead of his rivals in the general classification, a situation to which Mas is not very accustomed.

Despite this, Enric did not want to wear the red leader’s jersey at the top of the podium out of respect for Potgacar.

Now another race begins. I hope we are ready for it

“Honestly, I know this is sport and cycling, but Tadej (Pogacar) has fallen and I haven’t won La Roja, so I think not wearing it now is a way to show him respect. I didn’t see the fall, I think it was right behind me. I think the peloton lurched to the left and that’s why he fell, but I haven’t seen the replay; I’ll do it on the bus. Now another race starts. I hope we’re ready for it. Tomorrow one of the stages awaits us harder next to 20. We will try to enjoy the stage and the place, and I know that the team will do a great job,” he said in statements collected by the Vuelta itself.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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