Marc Soler: "I didn't expect it; in the end I was able to finish off"

MADRID, 24 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Spanish cyclist Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates) showed his joy after winning the fifth stage of La Vuelta a España, a difficult victory, and that "he did not expect", after joining the break late that he was finally able to finish off to break the Spanish spell in the grand tours.

"The truth is that I'm very happy. I didn't expect it, after yesterday. In the end I was able to finish off, and I'm very happy. I wanted to get into the breakaway, I was fighting a lot. It left, I couldn't get in, but I wanted to be there" , he stated.

The Catalan attacked on the second climb to the second category Alto del Vivero to neutralize the British Jake Stewart and go alone to the finish line in Bilbao. "Matxín told me to try it in the port, I entered and in the end I was able to finish off. In the end, I wanted to try and I gave my best", he added.

In this way, Soler ends with a 'black' stage for Spanish cycling, which has not won a Grand Tour since Ion Izaguirre won Aramón Formigal in October 2020 in the Spanish round. "There is always a lot of talk. There are many Spaniards in many teams, but many times we have to work. It's not that easy, but we can also win," said the winner of the fifth stage of La Vuelta.