Hmm, I think UAEs Tour will be all in for a Pogacar win, and not sure how Ayuso would be needed if he already has enough climbing doms?
Simply nonsense and I will tell you why. Next year Ayuso has to ride in La Vuelta and there’s no way that UAE will put Ayuso doing 2 GT in one season.
Next TDF will be around Pogacar, who still is the strongest of the UAE riders and the most secure bet for a win.
His race calendar will be having some shots at some 1 week races and then to focus for being at his peak form for La Vuelta, probably already as a leader of UAE.
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Come on, guy is 19 (okay, 20 in a few days) and people already send him to the Tour...
As impressive as he is, he is not Pogacar yet. He is Spanish, just give him the Vuelta with the intention to win it.. Perhaps co-lead with Pogacar if he wants to finally do it.
Besides, UAE can't properly support 1 leader at the Tour, let alone protecting another one.
As impressive as he is, he is not Pogacar yet. He is Spanish, just give him the Vuelta with the intention to win it.. Perhaps co-lead with Pogacar if he wants to finally do it.
Besides, UAE can't properly support 1 leader at the Tour, let alone protecting another one.
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Even the Giro d'Italia would be too risky. Because it's more intense and hectic in the beginning, until the big mountains arrive in the last 8 days. Who knows how he even arrives in the Alps then, after being stressed out 2 weeks beforehand.
This year's Vuelta a Espana has been pretty sorted in the first week.
2023 Vuelta a Espana it is. He can ride a full program of one week races beforehand. Catalunya, Basque Country. Maybe even Tour of Switzerland. Then rest and build towards Spain.
That should be a fine enough racing schedule for a 20 year old kid.
This year's Vuelta a Espana has been pretty sorted in the first week.
2023 Vuelta a Espana it is. He can ride a full program of one week races beforehand. Catalunya, Basque Country. Maybe even Tour of Switzerland. Then rest and build towards Spain.
That should be a fine enough racing schedule for a 20 year old kid.
At the age of 19, Juan Ayuso became the second youngest cyclist in history to achieve a Grand Tour podium.
Henry Cornet, in 1904, did it being only four days younger in the Tour de France
Henry Cornet, in 1904, did it being only four days younger in the Tour de France
I wasn't completely sold on him till this Vuelta even though he already had some results which are just absurd for his age. But this Vuelta was something else. Recovery is there, and even when he didn't felt good still didn't lose huge amount of time to others. He is not afraid to attack when he has the legs. Maybe he was even to eager to attack couple of times, but you can't hold that against him with being only 19y. And by my observation he has that winners mentality. Either you have it or not. You can't learn that.
Without any big injures or other misfortune we are seeing future multiple GT winner.
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I still cannot get over the way he looked at Contador. It makes me believe he's amoral.
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Time for old Pogacar to move over, Ayuso is here.
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Perhaps he wanted some tips of pairing steaks with the best Rioja wine
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19 year old and 3rd in a GT is absolutely absurd
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Yes! It was so weird! One just doesn't look at people like that if not to challenge them/get them out of comfort. (Or get them in bed. And I don't think he tried to get Contador in bedActually I thought just the same if you mean that finish line interview.
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Ayuso: Look at me, I'm the Almedia now
Almeida: Pls
Almeida: Pls
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Let's be the devil's advocate against my own judgment (cognitive dissoance is the spice of life):
Has Contador said something about Ayuso that would have made Auoso have a beef with him?
(beef, Contador, no joke intended there)
Has Contador said something about Ayuso that would have made Auoso have a beef with him?
(beef, Contador, no joke intended there)
Need to look that up. In the meantime, is this thread just full of discussion about Ayuso’s shoulders?
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But now you can’t not see them right?I have never even noticed his shoulders
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Remirez de Ganuza. The Eddy Merckx of Rioja.
Cvne is Hinault, with Vivanco/Carlos Serres you get everything, Nibali, Valverde, or MAL, like La Maldita, the purest form of Garnacha that mankind can produce...raspberry juice with benefits. Rafa will know it's me.
Never under-estimate Marcos Eguren and La Nieta: Berzin then, Remco now...Senorio de Villarrica, forget the steak and bring the best chorizo: Carapaz...
I can go on and on...great places, great friends, great wines, what life is supposed to be.
He will be up against Pogacar, Vingegaard and Evenepoel though. So the talent in this “generation” (a bit stretched but the others are not old as well) is just insane.
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