Juan Ayuso discussion thread

[noob]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1935068573774356544

About to go toe to toe with a full strength Cofidis/Picnic/Astana scrapping for points and of course my boy Xianjing Lyu.

That is a rather long summer break?

 

[Psycat]

That team would be INEOS or Movistar.

I've read some comments on X suggesting LIDL, but I don't think I'd fit in at all.

At LIDL, everyone works for everyone. We've seen Ciccone work for Pedersen. Ayuso would never do that, he wouldn't even throw Molano around like Pogacar did at last year's Giro.

Ayuso needs a team dedicated to him but one that doesn't demand any work in return, and that's the complete opposite of LIDL.

Astana is a team of free spirits. Someone like Almeida would fit in there, not Ayuso.

INEOS has changed its racing style because they don't have a solid leader. We'll see Carlos Rodriguez at TDF, but Bernal and Arensman aren't solid leaders today, which is why they're riding the generals differently. But INEOS is a team that feels more comfortable with riding for a leader.

Movistar would be the other team. They're already riding like this for Enric Mas, who only performs in the Vuelta.

Would they even wan't him though? For free and at a reasonable salary I am sure as he as a competent cyclist but suspect he got a pretty hefty salary and if he got years left buyout would also be some money.

To me Ayuso seems like he always "get sick", "stung by a bee" or whatever if he is not up to par(which is all of the time since his Vuelta 3rd to be fair). Hardly a reliable leader prospect and even less so of a teamplayer since I never saw him sacrifice anything for a team mate.

Mas performs better in the Vuelta and both are no shows elsewhere unless I am missing something? Sure Ineos might be willing to gamble considering their GT hopes are pretty dead at the moment but id argue there are other cyclists I(and probably they) would prefer to gamble on.

 

[AupaPyama]

Would they even wan't him though? For free and at a reasonable salary I am sure as he as a competent cyclist but suspect he got a pretty hefty salary and if he got years left buyout would also be some money.

To me Ayuso seems like he always "get sick", "stung by a bee" or whatever if he is not up to par(which is all of the time since his Vuelta 3rd to be fair). Hardly a reliable leader prospect and even less so of a teamplayer since I never saw him sacrifice anything for a team mate.

Mas performs better in the Vuelta and both are no shows elsewhere unless I am missing something? Sure Ineos might be willing to gamble considering their GT hopes are pretty dead at the moment but id argue there are other cyclists I(and probably they) would prefer to gamble on.

Youre a little harsh on Mas I think. Always in top 10 or even podium in 1 week races like Catalunya, Itzulia, Romandie and 2nd in Lombardia. His descending skills and crashes are the problem, just like with Landa.

 

[Psycat]

Youre a little harsh on Mas I think. Always in top 10 or even podium in 1 week races like Catalunya, Itzulia, Romandie and 2nd in Lombardia. His descending skills and crashes are the problem, just like with Landa.

Suppose you are right. He is actually one of my favorite riders so guess it's just that I always hope(d) for more, a win here or there that is.