"Finally I was able to finish it off" - Joy at last for Marc Soler at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana
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After repeated attempts over the last few days at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana, the victory has finally arrived for Marc Soler after a great performance in the breakaway during the final climb to Lagos de Covadonga on stage 16.
The UAE Team Emirates rider gives Spanish cycling its third victory of the edition (after the two of Pablo Castrillo), after being better than Max Poole and Filippo Zana, the only two rivals left in the battle for victory in the breakaway.
Right after finishing the stage, Soler greeted the media, and could not hide his joy for such a success at the iconic Lagos de Covadonga: "I'm excited. In the end there were many times to the post and finally I was able to finish it off", began saying the Spanish UAE rider.
"I tried it several times, Max Poole too and I was able to take the lead. They are high level breakaways but I knew I had one or two attacks, I tried it once and continued at a great pace and the other time I attacked without looking back," added Marc Soler in reference to his final attack for the victory with less than 4 km to go.
Results: Stage 16 at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana
| 1 | SOLER Marc | UAE Team Emirates | 04:44:46 |
| ZANA Filippo | Team Jayco-AlUla | + 18 | |
| POOLE Max | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | + 23 | |
| VINE Jay | UAE Team Emirates | + 57 | |
| 5 | IZAGIRRE Ion | Cofidis | + 01:02 |
| DEL TORO Isaac | UAE Team Emirates | + 01:29 | |
| FRIGO Marco | Israel-Premier Tech | + 01:35 | |
| RICCITELLO Matthew | Israel-Premier Tech | + 01:47 | |
| MORE Enric | Movistar Team | + 03:54 | |
| CARAPAZ Richard | EF Education-EasyPost | + 03:54 | |
| ROGLIC Primoz | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 03:54 | |
| SKJELMOSE Mattias | Lidl-Trek | + 04:01 | |
| GAUDU David | Groupama-FDJ | + 04:01 | |
| TUSVELD Martijn | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | + 04:01 | |
| RODRIGUEZ Carlos | INEOS Grenadiers | + 04:05 | |
| LANDA Mikel | Soudal Quick-Step | + 04:05 | |
| KUSS Sepp | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | + 04:09 | |
| YATES Adam | UAE Team Emirates | + 04:38 | |
| LIPOWITZ Florian | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | + 04:46 | |
| O'CONNOR Ben | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | + 04:52 | |
| MIHOLJEVIC Fran | Bahrain Victorious | + 04:57 | |
| SIVAKOV Pavel | UAE Team Emirates | + 04:59 |
Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
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