The Is Marc Soler the Next Great Spanish Climber Thread

[Blanco]

Stabbed in the back by his own team!

 

[Elos Anjos]

Stabbed in the back by his own team!

Poor fella, so much talent wasted

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Poor fella, so much talent wasted

So if a teammate is less talented, it's ok to fck him over.

 

[carolina]

And here I was thinking that UAE (lack of) tactics couldn't be worse.

 

[Elos Anjos]

So if a teammate is less talented, it's ok to fck him over.

If you can prove that UAE didn't took 42s from Soler, i.e., that he himself didn't fade like he always does, that could arguably be discussed.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

If you can prove that UAE didn't took 42s from Soler, i.e., that he himself didn't fade like he always does, that could arguably be discussed.

I already explained to you in the Catalunya topic, that doesn't even matter. They chased him. There was no reason to other than trying to screw him out of a podium spot for Almeida. If you want to believe he was going to lose enough time anyway, then there was even less reason to chase, because there was no other rider to chase anymore. Only Evenepoel and Roglic were ahead and even catching them, wasn't going to matter.

 

[Elos Anjos]

That matters because it goes against the narrative that Soler just lost 3rd place because of UAE. Which is just plain false.

But if that's your take, I just to want to add that he had it coming. If you are careless about your team mates, why shouldn't they? Being screwed over contains an element of surprise on the basis of there being an agreement that is broken. Soler plays his own game with his own rules, so being "screwed" doesn't even apply.

 

[ice&fire]

And here I was thinking that UAE (lack of) tactics couldn't be worse.

There's still room for improvement when Ayuso is back to racing.

 

[capuldemetal]

it's time to #freesoler

 

[noob]

it's time to #freesoler

He's already free. He just has no support.

 

[Peyroteo94]

They look the PSG of cycling. Great riders without any type of chemistry. Beyond ridiculous this team. Poor Pogi, in a team like Jumbo he would be unstoppable.

 

[gunara]

They look the PSG of cycling. Great riders without any type of chemistry. Beyond ridiculous this team. Poor Pogi, in a team like Jumbo he would be unstoppable.

We're lucky that he's not. I like him but I might lose my appetite of watching cycling altogether if he has super team with him, he's only barely stoppable now.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Good performance at Catalunya. Realistically Almeida and Soler could both finish on the podium at this race.

 

[Lequack]

He didn't win but he got some fans today

https://twitter.com/x/status/1681696945599836161

View: https://twitter.com/faustocoppi60/status/1681696945599836161

 

[tobydawq]

Well, what can he do in this Vuelta? His thread is dormant but he is likely to be in red after the TT.

Podium should be unrealistic with this level but he has ridden sneakily well.

 

[Landeirovic]

Well, what can he do in this Vuelta? His thread is dormant but he is likely to be in red after the TT.

Podium should be unrealistic with this level but he has ridden sneakily well.

i expect him in the final gc around place 7-10 if he can keep this shape

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Still waiting for UAE to cost him his best-ever GT GC placing by chasing him down for no reason again.

In all seriousness, he has ridden a very strong and smart race so far. Usually the kind of terrain that we're getting in the Pyrenees in particular isn't his forte but then again this is probably the best he's ever looked in a GT and he has a nice buffer over most of the other GC riders. 5-8 come Madrid seems doable from here, and taking red tomorrow would be a nice and very realistic bonus.

 

[Netserk]

Will he continue to ride his own race when he drops down in GC below both Ayuso and Almeida?

 

[ice&fire]

Will he continue to ride his own race when he drops down in GC below both Ayuso and Almeida?

I saw an interview yesterday after the stage with a dude on the rollers who looked like him. He said that he has two teammates who have been on the podium of their last GTs, are more consistent than him and are ahead of him in the team hierarchy. But I'm not sure he was the same dude we see racing on the bike.

 

[Landeirovic]

Soler for the GC win!

 

[CyclistAbi]

Soler in good position after ITT hence i doubt he will work for the team before that changes. As for the team chasing him. More likely.

 

[ice&fire]

364 days without a post here. It was about time.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Have to love Soler's "got the worst legs in the peloton" fake pain face. What an entertainer in his various ways (and a good win today).

Must be a nightmare to share a break with though, as Nico Roche on comms was pointing out...

 

[noob]

He must have some of the longest legs 🦵 in the whole peleton.

Goofy erratic 😊

 

[CyclistAbi]

Beautiful win and on his own terms.