Enric Mas is one of the great favorites along with Jonas Vingegaard and David Gaudu to win the Itzulia - Tour of the Basque Country 2023. The Mallorcan, after a Tirreno Adriatico in which he did not have favorable terrain and a Vuelta a Andalucía in which he showed to close to the level of Tadej Pogacar in the climbs, arrives with great desire to his third stage-race of the year.
Movistar Team brings a talented '7' to the Basque race, with Portuguese Ruben Guerreiro as Mas' right-hand man and with the likes of Alex Aranburu, Gorka Izagirre or Gonzalo Serrano to help and try to fight for a stage. Nelson Oliveira and Jorge Arcas close a team with many ambitions in the Itzulia.
A year ago Mas crashed in this race, eventually riding to ninth in the overall classification. The fear he developed in the descents proved traumatic, as he then suffered similar fate at the Critérium du Dauphiné and the Tour de France. In the meanwhile the Spaniard has ridden to great form late last year, and hopes to continue the string of results this spring.
Movistar Team for Itzulia Basque Country 2023:
- Enric Mas
- Ruben Guerreiro
- Gorka Izagirre
- Alex Aranburu
- Nelson Oliveira
- Gonzalo Serrano
- Jorge Arcas
👋🟢⚪️🔴 Estamos de vuelta; es semana de #Itzulia2023 😊 Comenzamos la @ehitzulia este lunes en Vitoria con 165 km camino de Labastida. Opakua (2ª) como único gran obstáculo y llegada ascendente, para un sprint exigente. Ⓜ️ @EnricMasNicolau encabeza un ‘siete’ con…
