Enric Mas is close to winning on stage 20 of the Tour de France: "I'm leaving very happy. Now we're going to do our best in La Vuelta"
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In the 20th and penultimate stage of the Tour de France 2024, where the breakaway and climbers not in contention for the general classification had one last chance for victory, Enric Mas came close but ultimately fell just short in the end.
The Movistar Team rider crossed the finish line in 5th position, 1:07 behind the stage winner Tadej Pogacar and behind Jonas Vingegaard, Richard Carapaz and Remco Evenepoel, after being caught when he was leading with 1.9 km to go.
"It's been a very short time. I've really enjoyed this week of the race. It's been a very different Tour for me, very difficult, but I'm very happy with these last few days. I've learned a lot from the best of the team, from the great people here, and I hope to 'start' La Vuelta here. There's no time to disconnect; we're going for everything, to give our best in La Vuelta. The team expects the maximum from me and that's how we have to perform," said Mas in conversation with Alberto Contador for the Eurosport microphones after the arrival.
At least Enric Mas was able to stand on the day's podium as Most Combative Rider for all his efforts during stage 20 of the Tour de France.
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Results of stage 20 of the Tour de France 2024
| Position | Name | Team | UCI Points | Weather |
| 1 | POGACAR Tadej | UAE Team Emirates | 04:04:22 | |
| VINGEGAARD Jonas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 07 | ||
| CARAPAZ Richard | EF Education-EasyPost | 110 | + 23 | |
| EVENEPOEL Remco | Soudal Quick-Step | 90 | + 53 | |
| 5 | MORE Enric | Movistar Team | + 01:07 | |
| ALMEIDA Joao | UAE Team Emirates | + 01:28 | ||
| JORGENSON Matteo | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 45 | + 01:33 | |
| LANDA Mikel | Soudal Quick-Step | + 01:41 | ||
| YATES Adam | UAE Team Emirates | + 01:43 | ||
| BARDET Romain | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | + 01:52 | ||
| JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland | One-X Mobility | + 02:43 | ||
| GEE Derek | Israel-Premier Tech | + 02:48 | ||
| CICCONE Giulio | Lidl-Trek | + 02:52 | ||
| BUITRAGO Santiago | Bahrain Victorious | + 03:04 | ||
| RODRIGUEZ Carlos | INEOS Grenadiers | 5 | + 03:26 | |
| DE PLUS Laurens | INEOS Grenadiers | + 03:45 | ||
| KELDERMAN Wilco | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 03:53 | ||
| ARMIRAIL Bruno | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 05:24 | ||
| GENIETS Kevin | Groupama-FDJ | + 05:28 | ||
| POELS Wout | Bahrain Victorious | + 06:13 | ||
| FUGLSANG Jakob | Israel-Premier Tech | + 06:26 | ||
| HINDLEY Jai | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 06:46 | ||
| YATES Simon | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 06:46 | ||
| CRAS Steff | TotalEnergies | + 06:48 | ||
| MEINTJES Louis | Intermarché-Wanty | + 06:48 | ||
| GALL Felix | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 07:11 | ||
| CASTROVIEJO Jonathan | INEOS Grenadiers | + 08:25 | ||
| SIVAKOV Pavel | UAE Team Emirates | + 08:36 | ||
| SOLER Marc | UAE Team Emirates | + 08:36 | ||
| ROMO Javier | Movistar Team | + 08:36 | ||
| MADOUAS Valentin | Groupama-FDJ | + 08:54 | ||
| MARTIN Guillaume | Cofidis | + 08:54 | ||
| JEGAT Jordan | TotalEnergies | + 08:54 | ||
| STUYVEN Jasper | Lidl-Trek | + 10:18 | ||
| BURGAUDEAU Mathieu | TotalEnergies | + 10:39 | ||
| EIKING Odd Christian | One-X Mobility | + 10:49 | ||
| WILLIAMS Stephen | Israel-Premier Tech | + 12:01 | ||
| TRATNIK Jan | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 12:31 | ||
| BERNARD Julien | Lidl-Trek | + 12:35 | ||
| VERONA Carlos | Lidl-Trek | + 12:35 | ||
| JUNGELS Bob | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 12:56 | ||
| 42 | GRÉGOIRE Romain | Groupama-FDJ | + 14:41 | |
| 43 | BARGUIL Warren | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | + 14:41 | |
| ONLEY Oscar | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | + 14:41 | ||
| 45 | LEMMEN Bart | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 15:16 |
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Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
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leedorney07-11-2026 - The road from Holyrood to Edinburgh Castle is a nice steady climb of just over a mile that is cobbled in many parts. (Very slippery if wet!) If the teams are going by one by one that will give fans an even better view of the riders up close than the castle esplanade.Cyclingsbestfan07-11-2026
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💪 Congratulations to @EnricMasNicolau who has been nominated as @century21fr most combative rider of the day! 💪 Félicitations à Enric Mas qui a été élu coureur le plus combatif du jour, par @century21fr ! #TDF2024 | @Movistar_Team
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