"I hope to win the Vuelta" - Enric Mas left optimistic and motivated at Tour de France finale

Enric Mas has finished the Tour de France 2024 with good form, growing throughout the race and finishing among the best on stages 17 and 20 after being in the day's breakaway. Movistar did not reach their goals in this Grand Boucle but the Spaniard is left optimistic after showing a very strong level once again.

Enric didn't have an easy Tour. His goal and that of Movistar Team was to be in the fight to finish in the top 10 of the general classification. However, from the first hard climb of the race in the Galibier it was clear that he didn't have good legs and in the second week it was confirmed that he wasn't at the level to reach this goal.

Thus, he finished 20th in the race, although the sensations with which he leaves are positive after having slipped into breakaways in a couple of mountain stages and having been close to victory twice (3rd in Superdévoluy and 5th in the Col de la Couillole where he was on the attack right from the start). So, he goes to prepare the Vuelta a España, where he has finished second on multiple occasions in the past, with the morale up:

"The last week is a different way than what I'm used to. I enjoyed the same, but well, I enjoy more when I do generals (classification, ed.) and when I do good rides up there in front, when I've been on the podium," Mas told CiclismoAlDia in Nice. His next goal is simple and clear:

"I hope to win the Vuelta... My legs are very good, my spirit is also good and my head is very good, so nothing, let's go for it. We'll see what happens in the Vuelta, if we don't get the overall we'll see what we do and if we don't we'll plan something, but for now we're going for the overall," he said after the finish.