'We didn't know that Enric was so close' - Inaccurate time gaps explain how Tadej Pogačar was caught during Vuelta a España attack

Pogacar looking back for chasers ahead of Enric Mas before the finish.

UAE Team Emirates-XRG management have argued that even if Tadej Pogačar was surprisingly caught by Enric Mas (Movistar) on stage 6 of the Vuelta a España, he was able to use that to his advantage so that the two could gain time on the rest of the field.

Mas tracked down Pogacar on the Puerto de El Bartolo climb after the Vuelta leader had broken away four kilometres to the summit.