Enric Mas Rising Star

[JosephK]

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Mas seems to be a diesel climber who is at his best when everyone is tired. Lets see if thats the case again in the Tour and he suddenly comes from nowhere in the last week. Otherwise, he looks very ordinary..

I think he can make a good jump in form quite quickly. Last year he went from 44th in Catalunya or something like that to 4th and a stage win in Pais Vasco 2 weeks later.

I, too, am hoping for a jump in form for Enric in the TDF. It's not impossible. He underachieved a bit (relative to expectations) in the TDS, but he did throw in a couple attacks.

 

[Kokoso]

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Mas seems to be a diesel climber who is at his best when everyone is tired. Lets see if thats the case again in the Tour and he suddenly comes from nowhere in the last week. Otherwise, he looks very ordinary..

I think he can make a good jump in form quite quickly. Last year he went from 44th in Catalunya or something like that to 4th and a stage win in Pais Vasco 2 weeks later.

I, too, am hoping for a jump in form for Enric in the TDF. It's not impossible. He underachieved a bit (relative to expectations) in the TDS, but he did throw in a couple attacks.

What couple of attacks? I've seen one.

 

[Akuryo]

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Mas seems to be a diesel climber who is at his best when everyone is tired. Lets see if thats the case again in the Tour and he suddenly comes from nowhere in the last week. Otherwise, he looks very ordinary..

I think he can make a good jump in form quite quickly. Last year he went from 44th in Catalunya or something like that to 4th and a stage win in Pais Vasco 2 weeks later.

I, too, am hoping for a jump in form for Enric in the TDF. It's not impossible. He underachieved a bit (relative to expectations) in the TDS, but he did throw in a couple attacks.

What couple of attacks? I've seen one.

The one yesterday and the one before the time trial. He tried twice (and failed twice).

 

[Cookster15]

I think he got overrated after his ride on last year's Vuelta and then has links to Contador. But the proof is on the road. Very underwhelming in TdS was a level below even Rohan Dennis. But he is still young and may surprise.

 

[del1962]

Lets wait till after the tour before claiming he is overrated

 

[Ricco']

Even whatever result he gets in the Tour can't say he is overrated.

His Vuelta was very good.

However, he won't be the first GC guy at Quick Step to fail to improve his level or even to regress after a good first showing.

 

[Gigs_98]

I guess not having raced since April is a decent excuse for not being in great shape though I still would have hoped for more. I can still see him having a decent tour since his 2nd place at the vuelta also came pretty much out of nowhere but the big issue I see for him is that at this point it's hard to imagine he has improved since last year. That's just a bad sign for someone who is still just what? 24? If he is really the next Contador he shouldn't just repeat last years performance, he should be quite a bit better now and that does not seem to be the case

 

[ice&fire]

Perhaps he's not the next Contador but the next Nibali, who doesn't care about 1-week races.
Mind you, Carapaz's results in WT races before the Giro were pretty unremarkable as well.

 

[The Chicken]

He is going to win this TdF.

 

[Akuryo]

Obviously.

 

[perico]

Looked good today. I am concerned about the amount of energy he uses moving up and down the peloton though.

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Quietly going about his business and is now 6th. Vamos vamos vamos

 

[Laplaz]

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Quietly going about his business and is now 6th. Vamos vamos vamos

Almost Zubeldia-like till now

 

[Pantani Attacks]

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Quietly going about his business and is now 6th. Vamos vamos vamos

Almost Zubeldia-like till now

Indeed. Hopefully he puts the Haimar poster on the wall and becomes prominent like his pal Contador once it gets into the nitty gritty though

 

[perico]

He's been quite prominent on the front whenever the racing heats up. I've been impressed and think he should do quite well as long as he hasn't been too burned out helping defend the lead.

 

[JosephK]

He's been quite prominent on the front whenever the racing heats up. I've been impressed and think he should do quite well as long as he hasn't been too burned out helping defend the lead.

He had a great ride on this last stage just by not screwing up. Pulled almost two minutes on Pinot, Fuglsang, Porte, Uran.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Lefevre said they were hoping for a top 5 spot. Which now is looking more likely than yesterday.

 

[Salvarani]

Hope he will not lose too much in the ITT.

 

[Gigs_98]

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Hope he will not lose too much in the ITT.

He was superb in the vuelta TT last year

 

[JosephK]

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Hope he will not lose too much in the ITT.

He was superb in the vuelta TT last year

One indirectly good sign is that his team rode a very strong time trial just a few days ago.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I think his ITT is in the same league of Bernal's ITT. Far from bad.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Of course he isn't bad, look at his ITT in (IIRC) Suisse last year and Vuelta

 

[ppanther92]

You simply are not a rider at DQS and at the same time bad in ITTs.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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You simply are not a rider at DQS and at the same time bad in ITTs.

Jakobsen and Hodeg didn't get the memo.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

This guy needs to stay away from Movistar. Just my tuppence worth. He must be watching them with the 3 amigos and wonder whether it would be worth it going there. Even if NQ goes, he will still play 3rd fiddle against Landa (if he stays) and Valverde.