“It’s an incredible day. I’m living out a dream. I worked very hard to arrive at the finish on my own and I received the superb prize for that effort. I wanted to achieve something for myself in my Tour debut and at 24 years of age, I’ve been able to stamp my name on a stage. Nobody believed I could win here, not even me. _ “It’s true that today I was strong, I proved that by attacking on the Iseran climb, then the Col du Telegraphe and again on the Galibier where I was finally able to break free. _ “I thought that the finish of the stage was all downhill so I panicked a little when I saw the climb in the final kilometers.I arrived at the foot of the final ascent and was in a state of shock. I felt like I had nothing left in my legs but I managed to make it to the finish. Now, the challenge is to stay with the best riders because my ambition is to wear the yellow jersey, even if I’m realistic enough to know that will be very difficult.”
Interview
July 17
th
2007
- 18:21
Mauricio Soler – “I'm living out a dream...”
