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Saturday, July 5, 2008 Tour doubts for Colombian climber Soler by Agence France-Presse at 2:56 PM EST   comments Categories: Pro Cycling, Tour de France   Colombia's Tour de France 'King of the Mountains' Mauricio Soler is a doubt for the rest of the race after a crash on the first stage here Saturday. Soler, who rides for the British-registered Barloworld team, picked up several injuries in a crash on the chaotic 197.5km first stage from Brest to here. The Colombian was diagnosed with a serious knock on his left wrist, and emerged with scrapes on his hip and left knee. According to race officials, he is currently in a nearby hospital undergoing x-rays on his wrist.       comments Follow @Pro_Cycling Tweet Subscribe via RSS or daily email Contact the editor about this article