"I think it was my worst day of the Vuelta" - Disappointed Enric Mas has to settle for 3rd at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana

Enric Mas has arguably had the best legs of his life in the 2024 Vuelta a Espana and has been rewarded with a well-deserved podium after a couple of difficult years. However, the taste is bittersweet. As he mentioned post-stage 21, he came to win and in the end, he had to settle for third.

The Movistar Team rider arrived at the finish line admitting that the time trial had been his worst day of the race and that he had not found the feeling: "We had to settle for third place, I think it was my worst day of the Vuelta, I couldn't find the feeling, the strength, I was going for the victory, we're on the podium and that's four. The sensations have been brutal, except for today, I couldn't get what I was looking for".

On RTVE he repeated his message: "It was very little, I had the feeling that I could do it, the stage has gone through me, it has been the worst day of the Vuelta. From the start to the end. It was a very fast time trial and I had a very bad time. I suffered the most in Ancaras, the day I enjoyed the most was in Lagos and Sierra Nevada. I'm looking forward to the World Championships and the Italian classics now".

Results | Stage 21 of the 2024 Vuelta a Espana:

1 KÜNG Stefan Groupama-FDJ 00:26:28
ROGLIC Primoz Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 31
CATTANEO Mattia Soudal Quick-Step + 42
BARONCINI Filippo UAE Team Emirates + 43
5 SCHMID Mauro Team Jayco-AlUla + 46
VACEK Mathias Lidl-Trek + 52
CAMPENAERTS Victor Lotto Dstny + 54
SKJELMOSE Mattias Lidl-Trek + 01:02
SWEENY Harry EF Education-EasyPost + 01:03
ARMIRAIL Bruno Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team + 01:03
O'CONNOR Ben Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team + 01:05
AFFINI Edoardo Team Visma | Lease a Bike + 01:06
FRIGO Marco Israel-Premier Tech + 01:07
LIPOWITZ Florian Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 01:10
DEL TORO Isaac UAE Team Emirates + 01:12
GUERNALEC Thibault ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 01:15
RODRIGUEZ Carlos INEOS Grenadiers + 01:19
TEJADA Harold Astana Qazaqstan Team + 01:20
OLIVEIRA Nelson Movistar Team + 01:23
ASGREEN Kasper Soudal Quick-Step + 01:24
ADRIÀ Roger Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe + 01:32
CARAPAZ Richard EF Education-EasyPost + 01:33
MORE Enric Movistar Team + 01:33
HOLLMANN Juri Alpecin-Deceuninck + 01:33
SIVAKOV Pavel UAE Team Emirates + 01:45
DE GENDT Thomas Lotto Dstny + 01:52
CASTRILLO Pablo Kern Pharma Team + 01:54
BERRADE Urko Kern Pharma Team + 01:54
RODRIGUEZ Cristian ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 01:55
DUNBAR Edward Team Jayco-AlUla + 01:56

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