Lluís Guillermo Mas Bonet (born 15 January 1989) is a Spanish former racing cyclist,[1] who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2023.

Lluís Mas
Mas in 2023
Personal information
Full nameLluís Guillermo Mas Bonet[1]
Born (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989 (age 35)
Ses Salines, Spain
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur team
2008Saunier Duval–Scott amateur[1]
Professional teams
2009–2013Burgos Monumental–Castilla y León[1]
2014–2018Caja Rural–Seguros RGA[2]
2019–2023Movistar Team[3][4][5]

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

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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

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Grand Tour 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
  Giro d'Italia 126
  Tour de France Has not contested during his career
  Vuelta a España 121 DNF DNF 83 47 133
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Lluís Mas". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Las fotos de los hombres del Caja Rural - Seguros RGA" [The photos of the men of Caja Rural - Seguros RGA]. Biciciclismo (in Spanish). Cycling Total comunicación y servicios S.L. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Movistar Team launches 2019 season with highest hopes". Telefónica. Telefónica, S.A. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Movistar Team ready to open new era in 2020". Movistar Team. Abarca Sports SL. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Movistar Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Lluís Mas". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  7. ^ Stephen Puddicombe (3 May 2015). "Durasek wins Tour of Turkey as Mas pips Cavendish on final stage". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Sports & Leisure network. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  8. ^ "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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