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Juan Ayuso discussion thread

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It makes no sense to project the Montjuic circuit to a big mountain stage.

Last year Pogacar struggled on this circuit even the day after killing everyone in the mountains.
Let me tell you how and why I can easily make that assumption.
First of all Ayuso beat the 85 kg Ganna on a unipuerto stage 2 weeks ago and everyone lost their mind.
Second he did two uphill sprints against Rogla on two MTFs which were not decisive and with minimal gaps.
In the past he struggled on hard stages with multiple climbs and a lot of KJ's in the legs. That's why I was waiting for Saturday's stage to see if he actually fixed that issue.
Today he can't follow Mas and Landa on an explosive wall climb. I am convinced both of them would have smoked him yesterday.
 
Let me tell you how and why I can easily make that assumption.
First of all Ayuso beat the 85 kg Ganna on a unipuerto stage 2 weeks ago and everyone lost their mind.
Second he did two uphill sprints against Rogla on two MTFs which were not decisive and with minimal gaps.
In the past he struggled on hard stages with multiple climbs and a lot of KJ's in the legs. That's why I was waiting for Saturday's stage to see if he actually fixed that issue.
Today he can't follow Mas and Landa on an explosive wall climb. I am convinced both of them would have smoked him yesterday.
Plz stop the Kj in the legs talk, just say fatigue like a normal person.
That said, he has won a 211km Tour de Suisse stage before, so I don't know if fatigue is the problem. Might also just be cold/rainy weather.