Agree that he is impressing and it would now be a surprise if he didn’t bag a pro win as a teenager.
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It probably has to do with the fact that he was beating everyone with brute force in the u23 ranks, so he never really had to rely on tactics.
The new Pogačar.Not a bad showing today, he seems to be in good form
Maybe up to the final climb, but once they're on it the GC is open, they have cards to play and O'Connor will likely be isolated.
Based on that photo he needs to up his helmet hair game if he wants to be the new Pogacar
Guys, what type of rider is Ayuso? Is he sort of between, lets say, Contador and Valverde? He seems explosive, but I wonder how good his GT level is, his TT etc. Seems to me that UAE has the two biggest stage race talents in the world atm, but then again, I haven't followed Ayuso at all.
Still early to say but from what I've seen there's nothing he can't do. Very explosive but digs longer climbs as well, competent TTer. Recovery and endurance needs to be tested at this level, but I have a feeling he's like Pog 2.0
I can understand that, Vino attacked in a stage more often than Mas in his entire grand tour career.
In the u23 ranks he rode the high mountain stages like Robo-Basso. Really short accelerations to get an initial gap and then he extended it and crushed everyone by riding tempo.
Seems like a clone of Pogacar to me. Haha.
Does he ride the Vuelta this year? I assume no, but next year it should be on the menu and he might pull a Schleck/Ullrich.
Yeah, they even have a similar climbing style, but from what I've seen his attacks are shorter than Pogacar's .
The Portuguese are already demanding he be sanctioned for all the wrongs he has done 
View: https://twitter.com/I_simp_pidcock/status/1507784826052661251
View: https://twitter.com/I_simp_pidcock/status/1507784826052661251
He must be rooming with Soler...The Portuguese are already demanding he be sanctioned for all the wrongs he has done
View: https://twitter.com/I_simp_pidcock/status/1507784826052661251
Haha you imagine him and Soler plotting all through the night under the bed sheets with a night light.
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If this was turned out into a circus at Catalunya we need to congratulate UAE DS. I don't blame any of the riders for their bad team performance, only the DS. Especially on stage 6 in which they could catch the break if the DS was clear in the orientations to all the UAE riders before and during the stage. I never saw a team not working to their full extent to the rider that was wearing the leader's jersey in a stage that would define the final GC classification. I don´t believe that a 19 years old youngster dispite all his ambition and potential wouldn't work for Almeida if he was clearly told to by his DS.
His 2022 so far is comparable to Pogi's 2019. The difference being he has yet to take his first victory. Pogi in 2019 won a stage and GC in Algarve and then later in May he won Tour of California. It'll be difficult for Ayuso to match that, because there's no more WT stage races as weak in terms of participants as Tour of California was back then. Maybe his best bet in the near future is Tour de Romandie without Pogi and Rogla on the startlist. Even if he doesn't take a win in the process and he just confirms what good he's done in Catalunya with a solid top 10 (even better a top5) in both Itzulia and Romandie, it'll all be comparable to Pogi's pre Vuelta performances in 2019 IMO.
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Good to see Ayuso riding Basque Country next week. I was really impressed how well he did in Catalunya. He was fifth in the final GC, which is really strong for a 19-year-old.
The six days of Basque Country should suit him well. He seems to be healthy, and I bet it was him who decided to race Basque Country. The team itself seems to treat him carefully and without unnecessary pressure.
So for him as a Spanish rider, it‘s great to get to know Catalunya and Basque Country already in 2022. I think a Top-10 or Top-15 result in the final GC of the Tour of the Basque Country would be another nice success for him. Another Top-5 seems rather unrealistic, since the startlist is stronger than in Catalunya, and the stages are ridden even more aggressively…
The six days of Basque Country should suit him well. He seems to be healthy, and I bet it was him who decided to race Basque Country. The team itself seems to treat him carefully and without unnecessary pressure.
So for him as a Spanish rider, it‘s great to get to know Catalunya and Basque Country already in 2022. I think a Top-10 or Top-15 result in the final GC of the Tour of the Basque Country would be another nice success for him. Another Top-5 seems rather unrealistic, since the startlist is stronger than in Catalunya, and the stages are ridden even more aggressively…
Ayuso, Mcnulty and fisher black are sick.
Dont start in Itzulia... Covi and Ulissi will go in them place.
Dont start in Itzulia... Covi and Ulissi will go in them place.
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