Vuelta a España GC challenger Enric Mas (Movistar) regained nearly a minute on flagging leader Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) on the relentlessly difficult ascent of Ancares, and the Spaniard was anything but content at the finish.
To date, Mas has been the one rider who has been able to stick with Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), whether it be on the viciously-steep slopes of Villuercas and Cazorla or the much punchier ascent on the stage to Padron. Not only that, on the stage to Sierra Nevada last Sunday, Mas was even able to drop Roglič and gain nearly a minute before getting reeled in on the long descent back into Granada.
