Juan Ayuso discussion thread

[Tim Cahill]

Now, you're talking, Juan. Can we have the full low down on what goes on between the scenes at team UAE?

 

[Peyroteo94]

The whole video is gold, also the start of the interview is shown here and you can really see him smiling and into something with the "Good morning!!".

I lost it when he says that the team only gave him a 30 minute notice for the statement (which was agreed beforehand to be released after La Vuelta), Ayuso told them he disagreed with the contents of it and UAE replied to him "well, you should be happy, the first statement we wrote was much much worse" ( face) LOL

https://twitter.com/x/status/1962832514977804607

View: https://x.com/tjcope/status/1962832514977804607

Pure gold. I would love to know who said this.

 

[topcat]

I watched most of the giro and most of the tour. I've watched 3 minutes total of the vuelta so far. The vuelta is easily the best gt this year.

 

[Lequack]

I lost it when he says that the team only gave him a 30 minute notice for the statement (which was agreed beforehand to be released after La Vuelta), Ayuso told them he disagreed with the contents of it and UAE replied to him "well, you should be happy, the first statement we wrote was much much worse" ( face) LOL

 

[noob]

So Broe was right. This was done yesterday.

 

[hrotha]

"[UAE] is a dictatorship" 👁👄👁

 

[carolina]

I don't like Ayuso, but that's some shamefull behaviour from UAE.

 

[dazaau]

I don't like Ayuso, but that's some shamefull behaviour from UAE.

Meh, he broke/was released from his contract and still won't work for the team while they continue to pay him. They should have just sent him home and released the statement. This can't go on surely - though I'm 100% here for it!

 

[CyclistAbi]

I'm still waiting for someone to say how he's been mistreated.

Sports media/fandom created a public group bullying him, Ayuso responded by exposing them for who they are. In terms of the UAE as a team it's clear they made him a scapegoat for everything and only added fuel to the fire, Ayuso responded by signing for another team on where he will be paid better and will be team GC leader.

All in all 2:0 for Ayuso.

 

[Lequack]

Ayuso the people's hero

 

[Peyroteo94]

I don't like Ayuso, but that's some shamefull behaviour from UAE.

It is shameful even if I think, before yesterday, Ayuso was trolling his managers by dropping even before the final climb.
UAE management had a very childish behaviour, period. You don't respond to a child (Ayuso is a egocentric child) with child behaviours. They are not showing they are better than that. I already told many times, they are successful thanks to Pogacar, there is no doubt in my head, they are very unprofessional in many areas of cycling.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Ayuso the people's hero

God of the sea!

 

[CyclistAbi]

I was over the mon when he beat Visma/Rogla in 2020 ...

Let me guesss and since that day no other rider you cheer for won a race?

 

[CyclistAbi]

Ayuso is a godsend for this Vuelta.

 

[noob]

Now that they've gotten rid of Ayuso let's all guess who the new internal scape goat will be.

 

[carolina]

Meh, he broke/was released from his contract and still won't work for the team while they continue to pay him. They should have just sent him home and released the statement. This can't go on surely - though I'm 100% here for it!

He reached and agreement with the team to terminate his contract. Nothing wrong with that.

They knew he was leaving before bringing him to the Vuelta. They should have made it clear to him what his role was. If the team can't control him, then it's the teams fault.

Watching his interview, it's clear to me that there are other issues with management.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Now that they've gotten rid of Ayuso let's all guess who the new internal scape goat will be.

Vine or McNulty.

 

[pastronef]

Let me guess and since that day no other rider you cheer for won a race?

I was answering to Peyroteo94 who said who defends Ayuso is a Pog hater. I'm not. I was very happy seeing him win the 2020 TDF. many many riders I cheer for won races since that day. Jorgenson won 2 Paris-Nice, Pog won 2 Flanders, Yates won the Giro, Bernal won the Giro, Townsend won Hamburg, Pidcock won Amstel, Mohoric won Sanremo and Tour stages, Hindley won the Giro, Van Baarle Roubaix, Kwiato Amstel, Thomas won Romandie and Suisse, Porte won Dauphiné etc.
I wished Vingo won the Tour and I hope he does one day. I like Visma since 2024 when they signed Jorgenson and Vingo came back from that huge crash

 

[CyclistAbi]

So for people bashing Ayuso over the years, now that it's over, you have to admit that you are acting irrational and over the top? That is even if he did all you claim he did, that still is peanuts compared to backlash he is getting?

It's not Ayuso it's you?

 

[fenns]

If the team can't control him, then it's the teams fault.

Control him how? All they can really do is terminate his contract - which is what they've done

 

[CyclistAbi]

Control him how? All they can really do is terminate his contract - which is what they've done

Still, he made them do it.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I was answering to Peyroteo94 who said who defends Ayuso is a Pog hater. I'm not. I was very happy seeing him win the 2020 TDF. many many riders I cheer for won races since that day. Jorgenson won 2 Paris-Nice, Pog won 2 Flanders, Yates won the Giro, Bernal won the Giro, Townsend won Hamburg, Pidcock won Amstel, Mohoric won Sanremo and Tour stages, Hindley won the Giro, Van Baarle Roubaix, Kwiato Amstel, Thomas won Romandie and Suisse, Porte won Dauphiné etc.
I wished Vingo won the Tour and I hope he does one day. I like Visma since 2024 when they signed Jorgenson and Vingo came back from that huge crash

I said who defends Ayuso, RIGHT NOW, is a Pog hater.
And by defending, I mean people who think Ayuso is right. You don't think that though.

 

[pastronef]

I said who defends Ayuso, RIGHT NOW, is a Pog hater.

I am not, RIGHT NOW, a Pog hater. I want him to win Roubaix and Sanremo. but I want Vingo to win the Tour

 

[AlfaLum]

Would be funny if based on his new comments they hold him to his contract and make him race minor .1 and .HC races until the end of 2028 out of spite. 😂

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Vine or McNulty.

Jan cristen could be a good candidate