JM Soler: 'This year I'm doing well, or I go back home'

sonny73
sonny73 Posts: 2,203
edited March 2011 in Pro race
Bit of a dodgy translation: http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eltiempo.com%2Fdeportes%2Fciclismo%2Fme-va-bien-o-regreso-a-casa-mauricio-soler_8820805-4&sl=es&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8
Bit of a non article I grant you, but potentially could he be a dark horse for the Tour maybe if things go well? I for one think he could give A. Schleck, Basso etc. a run for their money in the mountains.
Certainly be good to see him at least performing well in the likes of the Pais Vasco, Dauphine or the Vuelta; or the Giro if he tackles it.

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  • stanislav
    stanislav Posts: 1,151
    Good climber but one of the worst bike handlers in the peleton.
    Likely to hit the deck at some point.
    PTP winner 2015.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    stanislav wrote:
    Good climber but one of the worst bike handlers in the peloton.
    Likely to hit the deck at some point.

    I think "likely" is an understatement.
  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    afx237vi wrote:
    stanislav wrote:
    Good climber but one of the worst bike handlers in the peloton.
    Likely to hit the deck at some point.

    I think "likely" is an understatement.

    :lol: yes fair points, still I think he still poses a potential threat.
  • pedro118118
    pedro118118 Posts: 1,102
    Sonny73 wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    stanislav wrote:
    Good climber but one of the worst bike handlers in the peloton.
    Likely to hit the deck at some point.

    I think "likely" is an understatement.

    :lol: yes fair points, still I think he still poses a potential threat.

    Indeed he does - to the tarmac.
  • domhopson
    domhopson Posts: 259
    stanislav wrote:
    Good climber but one of the worst bike handlers in the peloton.
    Likely to hit the deck at some point.

    Should take bets on who comes off the most between Soler and Menchov :)
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    domhopson wrote:
    Should take bets on who comes off the most between Soler and Menchov :)

    [funny]Menchov's not going be racing though is he? [/funny]
  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    pedro118118 wrote:

    Indeed he does - to the tarmac.

    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

    The guy is the equivalent of a muppet on a bike (minus the strings holding him up...if that makes sense)... :lol:
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  • domhopson
    domhopson Posts: 259
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    domhopson wrote:
    Should take bets on who comes off the most between Soler and Menchov :)

    [funny]Menchov's not going be racing though is he? [/funny]

    You could well be right. I see Geox getting snubbed for the Giro, and Vuelta as well.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    domhopson wrote:

    You could well be right. I see Geox getting snubbed for the Giro, and Vuelta as well.

    I think they'll be OK. There's not as many lower ranked Italian and Spanish teams as there are French.
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  • domhopson
    domhopson Posts: 259
    RichN95 wrote:
    domhopson wrote:

    You could well be right. I see Geox getting snubbed for the Giro, and Vuelta as well.

    I think they'll be OK. There's not as many lower ranked Italian and Spanish teams as there are French.

    It would be a shame if they were snubbed. Although Sastre is past his best, he's still a top 10 in the Giro or Vuelta, and who knows what Menchov can do?
  • stanislav
    stanislav Posts: 1,151
    stanislav wrote:
    Good climber but one of the worst bike handlers in the peloton.
    Likely to hit the deck at some point.

    what a surprise,off again. :lol:
    PTP winner 2015.

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