Yours Truly does not follow cycling that closely. But like what he has always done, he always wants the underdogs to do well.
And when a gangly Colombian climber broke away at the Col du Galibier on the way to win Stage 9 of the 2007 Tour de France, Yours Truly had found a new favourite rider.
Mauricio Soler.
And Yours Truly's mind is on this gangly climber after he had suffered serious head and brain injuries during Stage 6 of the Tour de Suisse yesterday.
Soler is definitely not the most elegant climber. Think of a giraffe crowding on an undersized bike and you will get the picture. But after becoming King of the Mountains in the 2007 Tour de France, bad luck always seemed not far away from him. A number of crashes subsequently meant that he has not competed in the Tour de France again since.
His win in Stage 2 of this year's Tour de Suisse was his first victory in four years. But bad luck struck again just four days later.
Just keep our fingers crossed hope that he would make a speedy recovery.
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