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.