Lluís Mas Explained

Lluís Mas
Fullname:Lluís Guillermo Mas Bonet
Birth Date:15 January 1989
Birth Place:Ses Salines, Spain
Height:1.81 m
Weight:69 kg
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Climber
Amateuryears1:2008
Amateurteam1:Saunier Duval–Scott amateur
Proyears1:2009–2013
Proyears2:2014–2018
Proteam2:[1]
Proyears3:2019–2023
Proteam3:[2] [3] [4]

Lluís Guillermo Mas Bonet (born 15 January 1989) is a Spanish former racing cyclist,[5] who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2023.

He rode in the Vuelta a España every year from 2014 to 2018.[6] On 3 May 2015, he won the final stage of the Tour of Turkey; he attacked the peloton on a cobbled section a few kilometers from the line, and won just ahead of Mark Cavendish.[7] In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.[8]

Major results

2004
  • 2nd Time trial, National Novice Road Championships
    2007
  • 1st Overall Vuelta a les Comarces de Castello
  • 1st Stage 2a
  • 1st Trofeo Fernando Escartin
  • 1st Campo de Criptana
  • 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista Vegas de Granada
  • 1st Stage 3a
  • 6th Time trial, UCI Juniors World Championships
    2009
  • 10th Time trial, Mediterranean Games
    2011
  • 7th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
    2013
  • 1st Festes Agost Campos
  • 1st Mountains classification, Vuelta a Castilla y León
  • 1st Stage 3 Pla de Mallorca
  • 2nd Time trial, Mediterranean Games
  • 2nd Overall Volta às Terras de Santa Maria Feira
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 2nd Trofeu Festes de Sant Bartomeu
  • 2nd Festes Maria Salut
  • 4th Overall Tour of China I
  • 9th Overall Tour de Bretagne
    2014
  • 1st Sprints classification, Vuelta a Burgos
  • 6th Overall Tour d'Azerbaïdjan
  • Vuelta a España
  • Held after Stages 3–13
  • Held after Stage 3
  • Combativity award Stages 3 & 9
    2015
  • Tour of Turkey
  • 1st Sprints classification
  • 1st Stage 8
  • 1st Sprints classification, Volta a Catalunya
    2016
  • 4th Overall Presidential Tour of Turkey
  • 1st Sprints classification
    2017
  • 1st Sprints classification, Tour of the Basque Country
  • 1st Mountains classification, Boucles de la Mayenne
    2018
  • 1st Mountains classification, Vuelta a Andalucía
  • Combativity award Stage 9 Vuelta a España
    2019
  • 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
    2023
  • 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour201420152016201720182019202020212022
    Giro d'Italia126
    Tour de FranceHas not contested during his career
    Vuelta a España121DNFDNF8347133
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Notes and References

    1. News: Las fotos de los hombres del Caja Rural - Seguros RGA. Spanish. Biciciclismo. Cycling Total comunicación y servicios S.L.. 2 January 2018. 7 January 2018. The photos of the men of Caja Rural - Seguros RGA.
    2. News: Movistar Team launches 2019 season with highest hopes. Telefónica. Telefónica, S.A.. 18 December 2018. 3 January 2019.
    3. News: Movistar Team ready to open new era in 2020. . Abarca Sports SL. 19 December 2019. 3 January 2020.
    4. Web site: Movistar Team. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210101212805/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15231/1000467/279. 1 January 2021.
    5. Web site: Lluís Mas . 27 August 2014 . Cycling Archives.
    6. Web site: Lluís Mas . 27 August 2014 . ProCyclingStats.
    7. News: Durasek wins Tour of Turkey as Mas pips Cavendish on final stage. Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Sports & Leisure network. 3 May 2015. 3 May 2015. Stephen Puddicombe.
    8. Web site: 2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List . 8 May 2019 . ProCyclingStats.