"Mental health, even in an elite athlete can determine everything" - Documentary on Enric Mas' 2022 psychological battle released

Enric Mas is one of the riders in the best shape this season. He released a documentary called "restart of a champion" in collaboration with RTVE on Thursday. where the Movistar Team rider talks about how he der struggled with descent anxiety last year.

"A phobia, a fear of descents. That was what Enric suffered from last season, A fear of something he had done from childhood without a second thought, but suddenly became a bigger problem. It's a story about fear, invisible enemies, honesty, but also overcoming. About how mental health, even in an elite athlete, can determine everything," reads the caption of the documentary.

This documentary as the main focus is not only on showing how Enric Mas recovered his confidence but on how important mental health his for professional cyclists to get good results since Mas had the legs but didn't have the mind to secure good results after a series of misfortunes he early and middle timeline of last season.

"I tell in the documentary how I lived through one of the worst moments of my career. And how I recovered thanks to the help of professionals and the support of those around me", the Movistar rider commented. After crashing out of several races in 2022, alongside the extreme pressure from a demanding Spanish audience, Mas had a very difficult period. However he bounced back late in the year to win the Giro dell'Emilia, as well as finishing second at the Vuelta a Espana and Il Lombardia.