Juan Ayuso discussion thread

[Armchair Cyclist]

I totally understand that, as a Pogacar fan, you mistrust/dislike Ayuso for apparent dereliction of duty in the 2024 TdF.

But explain how his abandon today was selfishness? With what I assume is considerable discomfort, limited field of vision and depth perception, he would have been a menace in a peloton, and should not have been allowed to start.

What was selfish in his DNF today?

@Peyroteo94 No answer?

 

[CyclistAbi]

They went a bit hard on Ayuso, everything going on at this race in regards to his team, but on the plus side all of them now look a bit like jackasses. So Ayuso doesn't even have to switch teams, for Movistar.

Tour?

 

[Juan Pelota]

Mou saying he's not going to Tour or Vuelta....

 

[Sciatic]

Mou saying he's not going to Tour or Vuelta....

Wow, that’s not much of season since didn’t even “race” the final week of this Giro.

 

[scribers]

Cheaper for uae to just let him go

 

[yaco]

It also shows a weakness in the calendar. There should be another one week WT hilly race in September or October.

 

[Bkinn]

There was an article yesterday in spain saying the he will probably miss the national championship and will be back in San Sebastian with the Worlds as his target for the rest of year.

 

[Lequack]

They should've sent him to Tour of Slovenia.

 

[scribers]

They should've sent him to Tour of Slovenia.

Same thought

 

[scribers]

It also shows a weakness in the calendar. There should be another one week WT hilly race in September or October.

I’d move romandie

 

[Cycling111]

Ayuso told to a Spanish media that he probably won't compete in the national championships because he needs to recover from the Giro.

Those championships are at the end of June. If he's in doubt about competing at the end of June, he couldn't go to Slovenia or Switzerland, which they're also talking about.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1930343323132408208

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1930343323132408208?t=ei44FHiq8G5wBGZduPS-4Q&s=19

 

[Peyroteo94]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1930343323132408208

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1930343323132408208?t=ei44FHiq8G5wBGZduPS-4Q&s=19

On the exit door.

 

[Rou]

He already said a week ago he is doing the farmers' schedule: San Sebastian, Burgos, Maybe Pologne, a trip to Canada, Euro Champs, World's...
He should start polishing Dracula's bald head in hopes of getting traded somewhere at the end of the season.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Disastrous season for Ayuso, it looks like. I know he's young, but this feels like a mistake for the team unless he is truly cancerous behind the scenes.

 

[Tim Cahill]

I haven't seen a more Guangxi-bound man since Sam Bennett in the old Quickstep days!

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I haven't seen a more Guangxi-bound man since Sam Bennett in the old Quickstep days!

Abandoned by the team

 

[Cycling111]

How many riders under 25 do two GTs in a year?
Last year, Carlos Rodriguez and Tiberi and they were exhausted at the Vuelta.

It's not typical for other teams either.

 

[noob]

How many riders under 25 do two GTs in a year?
Last year, Carlos Rodriguez and Tiberi and they were exhausted at the Vuelta.

It's not typical for other teams either.

Almeida did. Even against his own wish. But it also meant he became ill a lot.

 

[houtdffan]

as I said last year, the only races he should do for the remainder of his contract are local crits and an occasional 1.3 race

He needs to be severely punished for his attitude

 

[scribers]

Disastrous season for Ayuso, it looks like. I know he's young, but this feels like a mistake for the team unless he is truly cancerous behind the scenes.

It’s bad in front of the scenes

 

[Krzysztof_O]

as I said last year, the only races he should do for the remainder of his contract are local crits and an occasional 1.3 race

He needs to be severely punished for his attitude

I don't even like Ayuso but what wrong did he do during the Giro? (except crashing and getting stung by a bee)

 

[Berniece]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1930343323132408208

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1930343323132408208?t=ei44FHiq8G5wBGZduPS-4Q&s=19

He wants to go for WC. Would be very funny if he actually wins that. He won't of course, but I would be amused.

 

[SafeBet]

I don't even like Ayuso but what wrong did he do during the Giro? (except crashing and getting stung by a bee)

Narratives are more powerful than reality.
He's perceived as the new villain in cycling. At some point fans will probably forget and / or focus on somebody else.

 

[Faserr]

I think it's wrong to comment about the character of Ayuso from a cycling fan perspective. We don't really now.

But its pretty clear for me that Ayuso isn't really liked within the UAE team riders. I also heard this from the cycling magazine podcast. Wegmann and/or Geschke talked to riders within the UAE team and they were happy that Ayuso was out of the Tour to focus on the win of Pog.
It's just not a match anymore. He had his shot at the Giro but it looks like one crashed ruined it. He also doesn't want to be in a role where he solely has to rider for another rider. So there is nothing left for him in this season in a team like UAE. The only climbing tours left are TDS, Dauphine, Tour and Vuelta.