{"id":120847,"date":"2026-05-18T09:45:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/enric-mas-raced-at-giro-in-a-womens-jersey-he-had-no-idea\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T09:45:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:45:56","slug":"enric-mas-raced-at-giro-in-a-womens-jersey-he-had-no-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/enric-mas-raced-at-giro-in-a-womens-jersey-he-had-no-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Enric Mas Raced at Giro in a Women&#8217;s Jersey. He Had No Idea."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"justify-start\">\n<nav class=\"align-left col-span-full mb-base\" data-pom-e2e-test-id=\"breadcrumbs\"\/>\n<p>The Spanish climber raced for several days at the Giro d&#8217;Italia in a Movistar women\u2019s jersey before anyone even noticed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/p>\n<p class=\"fp-leadCaption py-tight text-left font-utility text-utility3-size leading-utility3-line-height text-secondary\">Enric Mas wore a women&#8217;s team kit during several stages at the Giro d&#8217;Italia.<!-- --> (Photo: Dario Belingheri\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Published May 18, 2026 03:45AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/enric-mas\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Enric Mas<\/a> knew his <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/team-movistar\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Movistar<\/a> team-issued kit felt good, but he did not realize just how much until a few days later.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish climber, racing his first-ever <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/giro-ditalia\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Giro d\u2019Italia<\/a>, has already discovered how brutal the <em>corsa rosa<\/em> can be after losing serious time in week one. He\u2019ll start Tuesday\u2019s stage 10 time trial in 28th at 13:42 back.<\/p>\n<p>But it was a wardrobe mishap that earned him the headlines in the Italian grand tour.<\/p>\n<p>Sharp-eyed fans on social media noticed that Mas had been racing several Giro stages in the women\u2019s version of the Movistar team racing jersey.<\/p>\n<p>The clue was hidden in plain sight \u2014 the jersey carried the \u201cUCI Women\u2019s World Team\u201d <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/uci-womens-worldtour\/\" rel=\"noopener\">logo<\/a> emblazoned right on his chest.<\/p>\n<p>Reporters finally asked Mas \u2014 who\u2019s since changed back into the men\u2019s kit \u2014 about the mystery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a small mistake, nothing special,\u201d Mas told <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/as.com\/ciclismo\/giro_italia\/enric-mas-con-el-maillot-del-movistar-femenino-en-varias-etapas-del-giro-f202605-n\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>AS<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m wearing a small size jersey, maybe they made a mistake when handing out the clothes, but it doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mas insisted everything fit perfectly, including the bib shorts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t notice, I just wore the clothes,\u201d Mas said. \u201cEverything was my size, and the bib shorts too, the only difference was the logo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish climber, still recovering from a <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/mas-out-ayuso-roglic-to-movistar-trade-rumors-heat-up\/\" rel=\"noopener\">string of injuries and health setbacks<\/a>, hopes to be hitting top form to chase a stage win in the final week of the Giro d\u2019Italia.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/giro-ditalia\/enric-mas-womens-jersey-giro-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Spanish climber raced for several days at the Giro d&#8217;Italia in a Movistar women\u2019s jersey before anyone even noticed. 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