The joker is Lopez, but ultimately it just comes down to how hard he can go on the remanning MTFs. But Lopez could prove extremely helpful, especially on Gamoneteiru.
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Mas can win this, but it will all depend on Roglic. If he keeps this level, it will be almost impossible, but if he fades a bit, then Movistar duo will make big problems for him.
Kuss to some extent can be the key too, only if Roglic fade significantly worse than all his rivals that his presence in the late selection won't help anything. And I still can't read Kuss.
Trying to read Kuss is hard. Who can read him? maybe libetine ?!!
2 years ago Mas also wasn't cogitated to beat Bernal, or Roglic, or whoever was at the top.
Saying that Mas can win a couple of Vueltas and saying that he can be the top GC contender of the world are 2 different things and a world apart from each other.
Funny how divided opinions about Mas are in this forum.
just 40 days ago there were comments about him being downgraded to super dom. And today he's being talked like potential Tour winner...
At this point I'd say Sastre-like career, if stars align he could win GT.. Even though he has much better results than Sastre at 26.
Of course, he can prove me wrong and reach the next level.
just 40 days ago there were comments about him being downgraded to super dom. And today he's being talked like potential Tour winner...
At this point I'd say Sastre-like career, if stars align he could win GT.. Even though he has much better results than Sastre at 26.
Of course, he can prove me wrong and reach the next level.
Anybody who was downgrading him to a super dom at 26 years old had an obvious agenda or were just swooning for Superman because his attacks are so groovy.
Kind of like how in the Movistar thread there was pining for Lopez to be leader at la Vuelta because he looked so good at the Ventoux Challenge. Hell in the Vuelta poll Mas was completely left out (Lopez too).
Don’t get me wrong, I like Lopez, but it was somewhat disrespectful and really ever since the rise of the supertykes on trikes, the 25-28 generation has been just expected to roll over because REMCO! Don’t get me wrong, Tadej is the best GT rider in the world right now, but after him and Roglic, it’s still pretty wide open.
And at least one man is sticking his neck on the line and calling for a Mas upset in the 3rd week.
Vuelta a España 2021 | Contador lo tiene claro y cree que Enric Mas va a ganar La Vuelta
Alberto Contador puso a Enric Mas como el gran favorito a ganar la Vuelta a España 2021 y afirmó que si tuviese que apostar todo su dinero lo haría por el corredor español. El ex ciclista y comentarista de Eurosport confía en que Roglic pueda tener algún día malo en la última semana y ve al...
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You have to also think Contador didn’t have to respond more to him because he had such a big gap from the TTs gaining close to 5 minutes on him. I’m sure he would have kept closer if the gap wasn’t as big. He was in good shape, even with the crash.
I sometimes find time gained from climbs in the third week deceiving if they lost a lot of time already. Of course they’re not treated as much of a threat as if they were closer in GC.
Anybody who can win couple of Vueltas is certainly one of the best GC contenders out there...
That's certainly the case with Aru on Cervinia. Not so sure that's the case with Aprica. I think Contador just tried to follow and bonked.
As for Mas, no doubt he's moving up in the pecking order this Vuelta, but nothing to put him near Roglic or Pogacar yet. Probably near a top Bernal right now?
Where is Mas going 2022?
Honestly Netflix series made me like him and root for him. (There was a rumor at a YouTube channel about him heading for UAE and I desperately hope it isn't going to happen.)
Honestly Netflix series made me like him and root for him. (There was a rumor at a YouTube channel about him heading for UAE and I desperately hope it isn't going to happen.)
His contract was for 3 years when he joined, so it should be still Movistar unless something really crazy happens.
Thank goodness! I couldn't see any reason for him to want to leave whatsoever so it made zero sense!
If Mas ends up beating Roglic and win this Vuelta will he still be not near Roglic?
Depends on how.If Mas ends up beating Roglic and win this Vuelta will he still be not near Roglic?
so, not the best.
Funny to see how 2 weeks have changed the tone of this thread.
very volatile.
Not exactly. Roglic is on his way to his 3rd Vuelta and it's not over for him. He can win 2-3 more GTs so summarazing his career as "maybe a couple of Vueltas" is an understatement. Given his unusual career trajectory, he can end up as one of the best GT riders of the century (so far).
I'm not saying Mas is already one of the best GC riders, I'm saying if he wins couple of Vuelta's, he will certainly be one.
What makes a great GC rider is not the results, but the excitement when announced on the start list for a stage race.. ...
But that wasn’t the discussion that began in the last page, so it’s irrelevant.
either way, 2 weeks ago no one gave nothing about Mas and now we are discussing this. I would say let him win a gt first and then start wondering whether he can beat Pogacar.
Ok, so he wasnt as strong as expected on the Asturian climbs, but he crashed before. I wonder how different he would have looked had it been +30 celsius and sunny since he really seems to thrive in those conditions to me, but we must admit that Roglic is simply a better, more well rounded rider than Enric Mas is.
He is a better rider than Sastre and he managed to fluke a Tour-win. Enric could win the Tour, but the most likely outcome is probably a few podium and 1 or 2 Vueltas.
He is a better rider than Sastre and he managed to fluke a Tour-win. Enric could win the Tour, but the most likely outcome is probably a few podium and 1 or 2 Vueltas.
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