My Spanish pal told me it's also good for winning a Giro d'Italia including 3 Dolomites stages!Ayuso is at his beach weight, hasn't been at altitude camp and isn't in peak condition.
Beach weight is good for ITT.
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My Spanish pal told me it's also good for winning a Giro d'Italia including 3 Dolomites stages!Ayuso is at his beach weight, hasn't been at altitude camp and isn't in peak condition.
Beach weight is good for ITT.
That was my first thought!My Spanish pal told me it's also good for winning a Giro d'Italia including 3 Dolomites stages!
No way,that ayuso will peak at 24.i dont know,his genetical makeup,but thats very unlikely.Ayuso is biggest young talent in cycling and his mentality is elite.Even,if he stagnates for some time,evetually he will improve and reach pog/vinge level.His biggest strenght is climbing and tts,so perfect gc rider.UAE has another hinault/lemond situation.That's not how it works. Pogacar came in touch with professionalism at a later age, thereby leaving more room for improvement. He was 20 when he was still riding for Ljubljana, and by the time he got to UAE the Lampre stink was still over that team. Ayuso otoh, was riding high end bikes, training hard and working with a dietician at age 17, and came into a UAE team that had made strides into becoming a splendid team top to bottom.
Progression ain't a linear thing, but having access to the best situation is likely to make one peak/stagnate at an earlier age. It is something I think we'll be seeing a lot of in the near future, in this what I can professional junior era.
Primož/Jonas....No way,that ayuso will peak at 24.i dont know,his genetical makeup,but thats very unlikely.Ayuso is biggest young talent in cycling and his mentality is elite.Even,if he stagnates for some time,evetually he will improve and reach pog/vinge level.His biggest strenght is climbing and tts,so perfect gc rider.UAE has another hinault/lemond situation.
Juan? Is that you?No way,that ayuso will peak at 24.i dont know,his genetical makeup,but thats very unlikely.Ayuso is biggest young talent in cycling and his mentality is elite.Even,if he stagnates for some time,evetually he will improve and reach pog/vinge level.His biggest strenght is climbing and tts,so perfect gc rider.UAE has another hinault/lemond situation.
He seems to be stagnating a bit thoughNo way,that ayuso will peak at 24.i dont know,his genetical makeup,but thats very unlikely.Ayuso is biggest young talent in cycling and his mentality is elite.Even,if he stagnates for some time,evetually he will improve and reach pog/vinge level.His biggest strenght is climbing and tts,so perfect gc rider.UAE has another hinault/lemond situation.
No way,that ayuso will peak at 24.i dont know,his genetical makeup,but thats very unlikely.Ayuso is biggest young talent in cycling and his mentality is elite.Even,if he stagnates for some time,evetually he will improve and reach pog/vinge level.His biggest strenght is climbing and tts,so perfect gc rider.UAE has another hinault/lemond situation.
But he had big injury last spring and barely raced!!He seems to be stagnating a bit though
What are you talking about? Of course he is a top 10 climber in the world....for god's sake. You better start to look at his perfomances.The problem with Ayuso is: everyone knows he is young and will improve in the future however he doesn't seem to be a top10 climber in the world.
Who would you put ahead of him when it comes to climbing? Vingegaard, Pogacar, Evenepoel, Roglic, and A. Yates are betterThe problem with Ayuso is: everyone knows he is young and will improve in the future however he doesn't seem to be a top10 climber in the world.
I think there is a slew of climbers that are too close to make any sensible "ranking" for and it 'll be down to circumstances, preparation, form... The fact that many are still so young, with too few points of reference isn't making it any easier. Who knows how Rodriguez, Del Toro, Uijtdebroeks, Lenny Martinez etc will develop compared to Ayuso. Hell, Hindley, Almeida, even Mas are at an age that would have been regarded as still working to their prime not too long ago.Who would you put ahead of him when it comes to climbing? Vingegaard, Pogacar, Evenepoel, Roglic, and A. Yates are better
I wouldn't put Bernal, Rodriguez, S. Yates, Skjelmose, Bilbao, Hindley, Thomas, Martinez, Mas, or O'Connor ahead of him.
For me Hindley is also better but you are right, I can't say there are 10 climbers clearly better than him.Who would you put ahead of him when it comes to climbing? Vingegaard, Pogacar, Evenepoel, Roglic, and A. Yates are better
I wouldn't put Bernal, Rodriguez, S. Yates, Skjelmose, Bilbao, Hindley, Thomas, Martinez, Mas, or O'Connor ahead of him.
That’s true, it’s like logic said. They are too close together and sometimes one is better than the other because of a number of things.For me Hindley is also better but you are right, I can't say there are 10 climbers clearly better than him.
However we can't also say that Ayuso is better than Landa, Thomas, Kuss, Rodriguez when it comes to climbing.
VingegaardWho would you put ahead of him when it comes to climbing? Vingegaard, Pogacar, Evenepoel, Roglic, and A. Yates are better
I wouldn't put Bernal, Rodriguez, S. Yates, Skjelmose, Bilbao, Hindley, Thomas, Martinez, Mas, or O'Connor ahead of him.
In my opinion Ayuso is a superior rider comparing with Almeida, but Almeida is a loyal guy. Ayuso i'm not that sure. Even so, Pogacar doesn't need the help of Ayuso if Almeida and yates work for him.And honestly, I think Joao cooks him in the Le Tour, Pogacar fans need to mentally prepare themselves for half the UAE train to rock up and start doing interviews about 'riding for my own ambitions'. That first Mythical Marc Soler attack is going to hit different.
Great list.Vingegaard
Pogacar
Roglic
Remco
Hindley
Kuss
Adam yates
Ayuso
Landa
Mas
This would be my list of top 10 climbers in the world.
Fake news.Apparently doubtful for tour, suffering from covid.