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Enric Mas: 'The strategy was perfect'

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Enric Mas said Movistar executed a perfect team strategy on La Pandera and helped him gain 25 seconds on Primoz Roglic.
  • Mas extended his overall lead in the Vuelta to 2 minutes 6 seconds over Felix Gall and 2 minutes 10 seconds over Roglic.
  • He said he felt pressure wearing the red leader's jersey but intended to stay focused as one week remained.

Enric Mas praised Movistar's strategy after the team helped him strengthen his lead in the Vuelta on La Pandera. He gained 25 seconds on his main rival, Slovenia's Primoz Roglic, at the summit.

It was a perfect team strategy. I think we executed it very well.

· Enric MasMas praised Movistar's tactics after extending his lead on La Pandera.

"It was a perfect team strategy. I think we executed it very well," Mas said at the finish in Jaén. Movistar kept the breakaway four to six minutes ahead and placed Castrillo and García Pierna at the front. Mas said he trusted his teammates and decided to go all out.

I was at my limit.

· Enric MasHe described his effort when teammate Raúl García Pierna accelerated near the finish.

He admitted he was at his limit when Raúl García Pierna pulled for him near the finish. Mas said he nearly lost contact when his teammate accelerated, but the move worked after García Pierna saw Roglic losing contact.

The advantage over Roglic brings calm. It is always important to gain time.

· Enric MasMas discussed the significance of his expanded lead in the general classification.

Mas now leads Felix Gall by 2 minutes 6 seconds and Roglic by 2 minutes 10 seconds. He said the advantage over Roglic brought some calm, while warning that one week remained and anything could happen. Mas also said his upbringing in Mallorca had given him experience with high temperatures, despite acknowledging that he still felt the heat.

There is always some pressure and responsibility, a mixture of everything. One week remains, and anything can happen.

· Enric MasHe addressed the pressure of holding the red leader's jersey.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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