Enric Mas, like the rest of the favorites to win the Vuelta a España 2023, has supported the decision that the second stage would end on time with 9 kilometers to go. The Mallorcan spoke with Jonas Vingegaard before the stage and explained what they discussed the decision which ended up taking place.
"It was a little bit weird what happened, I think sometimes you have to make decisions and today we agreed and that's what you saw," he said in a post-race interview. "If it had been 3.6 km to the finish it would have been more dangerous and it was the riders' decision, I think we acted well. I don't think there was anyone against".