Rider Profile
Enric Mas
Movistar Team
![Enric Mas](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ezhPygKQTjqMarMRvnMAB9-320-80.jpg)
Personal Details:
Teams history:
- 2024 - Movistar Team
- 2023 - Movistar Team
- 2022 - Movistar Team
- 2021 - Movistar Team
- 2020 - Movistar Team
- 2019 - Deceuninck-QuickStep
- 2018 - Quick-Step Floors
- 2017 - Quick-Step Floors
- 2016 - Klein Constantia
Biography:
Enric Mas is a Spanish Grand Tour specialist who started his career with Alberto Contador's development climb and joined the pro ranks with the Quick-Step Floors team in 2017.
Mas showed his talent by winning the Spanish junior time trial title in 2012 as a 17-year-old and in his under-23 years won the Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc and Giro della Valle d'Aosta Mont Blanc, both climber's showcase for espoirs, as well as the Volta ao Alentejo against riders in the elite ranks. The performances earned him his first WorldTour contract and he stayed with Patrick Lefevere's team through 2019.
In 2018, Mas made a splash with breakthrough a stage win in the Itzulia Basque Country and fourth overall in the Tour de Suisse, but he did not make the team's Tour de France squad. He instead led the team at the Vuelta a España, winning the penultimate stage in Andorra and finishing second overall behind Simon Yates. In his 2019 bid at the Tour de France Mas climbed as high as fourth overall after the time trial on stage 13 in Pau, but his race went downhill from there and he finished a distant 22nd behind race winner Egan Bernal. He ended the season winning the Gree Tour of Guangxi.
In the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, Mas, now with the Movistar Team, revisited the Tour de France and finished fifth overall before racing the Vuelta a España and finishing fifth.
In his third Tour de France, Mas finished sixth overall then went onto race the Vuelta as co-leader alongside Colombian teammate Miguel Angel Lopez. Mas and Lopez were second and third in the GC behind Roglič after stage 17 to Lagos de Covadonga, and on stage 18, Lopez claimed the stage win at the Altu d'El Gamoniteiru. The fight for leadership hit a major snag on the penultimate stage when Mas leapt away with an attack and Lopez was commanded by his team car to not chase. As Mas' gap grew and Lopez's podium came under threat, the Colombian climbed off his bike and into the team car, then left the team altogether. Mas ended the race second overall.
The Spaniard struggled in 2022 with a case of the 'yips' - struggling mentally with descending after a crash in the Criterium du Dauphine and it hampered his Tour de France. He ended up dropping out after catching COVID-19 on stage 19. He rebounded at the Vuelta, finishing second.
Mas crashed out of the 2023 Tour de France on the opening stage.
Key results:
2nd GC Vuelta a España (2018, 2021, 2022)
1st stage 6 Itzulia Basque Country (2018)
1st Vuelta a España stage 20 (2018)
1st GC Tour of Guangxi (2019)
1st Giro dell'Emilia (2022)
Related Articles
![Team Movistar rider Spains Enric Mas crosses the finish line of the 3rd stage of the 2021La Vuelta cycling tour of Spain a 2028km race from Santo Domingo de Silos to Espinosa de los Monteros on August 16 2021 Photo by ANDER GILLENEA AFP Photo by ANDER GILLENEAAFP via Getty Images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jUPspp7RavW5KNSEeiDbUG-320-80.jpg)
Vuelta a España: Movistar move up in GC en masse at Cullera summit finish
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Spanish team in second, third and fourth overall with Mas, Lopez and Valverde
![Team Jumbos Slovenian rider Primoz Roglic celebrates on the podium wearing the overall leaders red jersey after the 6th stage of the 2021 La Vuelta cycling tour of Spain a 1583 km race from Requena to Cullera on August 19 2021 Photo by JOSE JORDAN AFP Photo by JOSE JORDANAFP via Getty Images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oynEHQj6YfnTX6bYaPsn2X-320-80.jpg)
Vuelta a España: Which GC riders lost time on stage 6 uphill finish
By Daniel Benson published
News Roglic back in the race lead as he moves clear of his rivals in Cullera
![Vuelta Espana 2021 - 76th Edition - 3rd stage Santo Domingo de Silos - Picon Blanco 202,8 km - 16/08/2021 - Primoz Roglic (SLO - Jumbo - Visma) - photo Luis Angel Gomez/BettiniPhoto©2021](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yh9wp5dgSVfHTqaWt7ACZn-320-80.jpeg)
GC analysis: Roglic remains reference point despite losing Vuelta a España lead
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
Analysis Slovenian champion conducts strategic withdrawal from top spot
![Vuelta Espana 2021 - 76th Edition - 3rd stage Santo Domingo de Silos - Picon Blanco 202.8 km - 16/08/2021 - Enric Mas (ESP - Movistar Team) - photo Luis Angel Gomez/BettiniPhoto©2021](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDDJZ27eNTNoWTz7Pd4u2Y-320-80.jpg)
Movistar place three riders in Vuelta a España top 10 on race’s first summit finish
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Mas' late attack gains Spaniard three seconds on Roglic
![ESPINOSA DE LOS MONTEROS SPAIN AUGUST 16 LR Nathan Van Hooydonck of Belgium Primoz Roglic of Slovenia red leader jersey and Steven Kruijswijk of Netherlands and Team Jumbo Visma compete during the 76th Tour of Spain 2021 Stage 3 a 2028km stage from Santo Domingo de Silos to Espinosa de los Monteros Picn Blanco 1485m lavuelta LaVuelta21 CapitalMundialdelCiclismo on August 16 2021 in Espinosa de los Monteros Spain Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo MorenoGetty Images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q799Zd6XaLasnKSKNic9A-320-80.jpg)
Vuelta a España: Which GC riders lost time on stage 3 summit finish
By Daniel Benson published
News Roglic cedes red jersey as Carapaz, Carthy, Vlasov and Bardet lose time
![MATAR SPAIN MARCH 27 Enric Mas Nicolau of Spain and Movistar Team during the 100th Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2021 Stage 6 a 1938km stage from Tarragona to Matar VoltaCatalunya100 on March 27 2021 in Matar Spain Photo by David RamosGetty Images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y7AeKMJLpR5tACeUkLJJmm-320-80.jpg)
Movistar duo Lopez and Mas going for broke in Vuelta a España
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Two leaders aiming for victory in Spanish Grand Tour
![Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UhdiyFSBRqo6ATgkSgX3SN-320-80.jpg)
Valverde, Mas, Lopez lead Movistar at Vuelta a España
By Cyclingnews published
News Spanish team makes 42nd consecutive appearance at home Grand Tour
![Enric Mas (Movistar) attacks on stage 18 of the Tour de France](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Cqd6fsuapkSjHan3ooJZYh-320-80.jpg)
Mas falls short of Tour de France stage victory on 'the Spanish mountain'
By Alasdair Fotheringham published
News Top Spanish contender places fourth on Luz Ardiden
Blogs
-
A proper women's race – Historic day in Emporia at Unbound Gravel
Extended gaps around women's start end with unprecedented sprint finish though 'it’s still imperfect, but it’s the best we can do for now' -
Road prep and adapting to new rules as Life Time Grand Prix begins at Fuego XL mountain bike event
Lauren De Crescenzo uses The Growler for confidence boost ride ahead of prestigious off-road series -
'Untapped gold' in store for inaugural RADL GRVL in South Australia
Nathan Haas calls gravel course 'raw, fast, exciting' after pre-ride with co-founder Valtteri Bottas -
UCI Gravel Worlds - new course, same criticisms cast doubt on event
Nathan Haas hears feedback from fellow riders on course elevation being 'selective without being stupid' -
Nathan Haas blog: We need to talk about the Unbound mud pit
Was it wrong to not re-route the course?