Future big star announced in Spanish and world cycling after a smashing first season on the Espoirs circuit, Pablo Torres will enter the big leagues in 2025! Like what she had done with Isaac Del Toro last year, the team UAE Team Emirates did not hesitate to secure and launch the 18-year-old Iberian climber directly into the deep end, who will therefore make his WorldTour debut next year… with an extraordinary first professional contract at stake! Author of an impressive 2024 season with UAE Team Emirates Gen Zthe reserve of the best training in the world, the 2nd in Giro Next Gen a you Tower of the Future – including a memorable victory at the Colle delle Finestre – has simply signed up for six years, until… 2030, which makes him the rider with the longest contract in the WorldTour, no less!
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Pablo Torres: “It’s only just begun…”
Promised for a great future on the Grand Tours, Pablo Torres so enter the pros through the front door. “For me it is a dream to be part of the UAE Team Emirates World Tour“, the Spaniard said in his team’s statement. “I am very enthusiastic and impatient to continue growing surrounded by the same people, in the best team in the world and alongside the best professionals. The reception I received this year was spectacular, both from the staff and the riders, and I am delighted to be able to be part of the team until 2030. I have worked hard to be able to reach this milestone. big step, but it has only just begun and there is still a lot of work to do to be able to give my best to the team. I am very grateful and grateful for the support and trust they have given me from day one.”
Marc Soler extended until 2027
In addition to this record signing, the Emirati team also announced the contract extension of one of the compatriots of the young Iberian nugget: Marc Soler ! Arrived in 2022 and winner of two stages of the Tour of Spain since then, the 30-year-old Catalan will continue the adventure UAE three more years, until 2027.”I am very happy to be able to continue with UAE Team Emirates and I am grateful for the confidence they have shown in me. In this team, I find a good balance between personal ambitions and helping my teammates depending on the races, and it’s a mix that I really appreciate. The team is going through a very good period at the moment and we have the impression of being in a family atmosphere at each race. I want to stay at the highest level for years to come and help him win many races along the way“, he explained.
Mauro Gianettigeneral manager and CEO ofUAE Team Emiratesreturned to these two announcements. “We remain a team dedicated to developing the talents of the future and we believe that Pablo Torres is a rider with the qualities to progress to the World Tour. He is a young rider and the focus will be on his development as a rider and as a person, which is very important. Soler is a rider with a lot of experience and has been a key figure over the last two years. We believe that Marc can continue to show us his high level.”
