Cycling-Mas survives final test to all but secure Vuelta victoryCycling-Mas车队挺过最后考验，几乎锁定环西自行车赛冠军
Sept 12 (Reuters) - Enric Mas all but secured overall victory in the Vuelta a Espana when he survived a brutal penultimate stage on the sun-baked slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains on Saturday.
Cycling - Vuelta a Espana - Stage 20 - La Calahorra to Collado del Alguacil - La Calahorra, Spain - September 12, 2026 Movistar Team's Enric Mas before the start of stage 20 REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo
Sept 12 (Reuters) - Enric Mas all but secured overall victory in the Vuelta a Espana when he survived a brutal penultimate stage on the sun-baked slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains on Saturday.
The 31-year-old Movistar rider spent most of the 186-km stage in a group alongside Primoz Roglic, Felix Gall and Richard Carapaz -- the only men who could deny him the red jersey -- and simply refused to crack.
Looking perfectly in control up the steep and winding final 9-km climb to Collado del Alguacil, Mallorcan rider Mas comfortably protected the one minute 37 seconds advantage he held over Slovenian Roglic after 19 stages and even stretched his lead at the climax.
With only Sunday's ceremonial stage around the city of Granada to come, Mas looks certain to become the first Spanish rider to win the Vuelta since Alberto Contador 12 years ago.
Veteran Mikel Landa (Soudal–Quick-Step) made it a perfect day for the home nation as he powered up the Collado del Alguacil to take the stage victory, his first stage win for seven years.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; editing by Clare Fallon)
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自行车赛 - 环西班牙 - 第 20 赛段 - 拉卡拉奥拉 (La Calahorra) 至科拉多德尔阿尔瓜西尔 (Collado del Alguacil) - 西班牙拉卡拉奥拉 - 2026 年 9 月 12 日，Movistar 车队的恩里克·马斯 (Enric Mas) 在第 20 赛段开始前 REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo
9 月 12 日（路透社）——恩里克·马斯在周六于内华达山脉烈日炙烤的山坡上艰难地完成了倒数第二个赛段的比赛，几乎确保了他在环西班牙自行车赛中的总冠军。
这位 31 岁的 Movistar 车手在 186 公里的赛段中大部分时间都和 Primoz Roglic、Felix Gall 和 Richard Carapaz 一起待在一个集团中——这三人是唯一有可能阻止他获得红衫的人——并且始终没有崩溃。
在通往阿尔瓜西尔山的最后 9 公里陡峭蜿蜒的爬坡路段，马略卡岛车手马斯看起来完全掌控着比赛，轻松地守住了他在 19 个赛段后对斯洛文尼亚车手罗格利奇保持的 1 分 37 秒的领先优势，甚至在终点线扩大了领先优势。
只剩下周日在格拉纳达市举行的仪式性赛段，马斯看起来很有可能成为自 12 年前的阿尔贝托·康塔多以来第一位赢得环西自行车赛的西班牙车手。
老将米克尔·兰达（速的奥-快步车队）为东道主带来了完美的一天，他奋力攀登科拉多·德尔·阿尔瓜西尔山，赢得了赛段冠军，这也是他七年来首次赢得赛段冠军。
（Martyn Herman报道；Clare Fallon编辑）
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