Marc Soler ended a drought in Spanish cycling with a big victory at La Vuelta

Two years after his last victory on the stage of the return ending with lavenderthe cCatalan cyclist Marc Soler (28 years old) He again achieved a great victory at the end of the fifth stage of the Spanish round in Bilbao. In an amazing reading of the race, the runner from Vilanova i la Geltrú He was the bravest of the group of favorites, he jumped to neutralize the breakaway of the day, reached his height and then finished off his fellow breakaways when he saw fit.

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commonly done -which is not finished Tour de France with a good taste in my mouth after leaving the ‘Big Loop’ after losing control in the 16th stage- this Wednesday achieved his sixth professional victory, four of them at the highest level, achieved in Paris-Beautifulin Tour of Romandy and in the return (two, 2021 and this year).

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The profile of the fifth day of the Spanish round, with five climbs and a double passage through Alto del Vivero (2nd category, 4.7 kilometers and 7.8%) lent itself so that the harmony of the squad jumped into a thousand pieces.

18 brave men sought glory –including cyclists from the entity of Molard, De Marchi, Impey, Masnada, Adrià or Azurmendi-, while behind the team Jumbo-Visma he let them do it by being ready to hand over the red jersey of the leader of primoz roglic to the runner who wants to pick him up, taking the pressure off himself and having a new perspective to read the stages and tackle the race. This group of escapees was working and had more than a four-minute margin. No one moves behind, until the maverick Mark Soler decided to move.

He jumped for those who escaped Balcony of Biscay and in the twinkling of an eye he deducted the difference of two minutes which they had taken. He was with him for the rest of the kilometers and for a while he dropped to the tail of the break, as if he was not being noticed. Nothing. This is part of a well thought out plan.

Stewart tried it from the breakout on the last pass through Nursery High, who reached a margin of 30 seconds on his tired fellow. in the back, Mark Soler He had to use a calculator and patience, until the last kilometers of the climb he put the direct and passed through the corridor of Groupama-FDJ. He caught it before reaching the top and plunged into the open grave with only ten seconds left to tackle the last 14.2 kilometers.

suffering and deserved success

More than 14,000 titanic, agonizing meters, which sometimes gives him the feeling that he has victory in his hand and sometimes seems that he is being chased. The agony is maximum. They were only five seconds ahead, they could have tied him, but Mark Solerwithout looking back and leaving his life, he lowered himself on the bike, to achieve a remarkable victory in the streets of Bilbao. “Water, water”, asked the team runneror UAE after effusively celebrating his team’s victory.

Two years later, with Marc, always Marc, Spanish cycling broke a three-week drought of success in the great cycling tour, on its 59th day of competition, and after that the French. Rudy Molard is the new leader of the race, who already knows what it means to wear La Roja (four days in La Vuelta 18), with primoz roglic that he had left more than four minutes, but, as he pointed out after the fourth day, the Spanish round had just begun and he would have time to take it again when he thought fit.