These are impressive numbers, but what the guy says in the reply is exaggerated.
When Ayuso was in UAE, his entourage said he had Pogacar's watts
So this isn't new. Ayuso has always had very high numbers in training or short efforts like Tirreno-Adriatico mountain stages. But as the difficulty increases, his watts decreases. Pogacar achieves those numbers with more fatigue.
With Algarve profile, he should crush these numbers. I also think he'll do better than Almeida in Paris-Nice, a race that has never suited Almeida. And Itzulia is another race where Ayuso could beat Almeida.
In one-week races, Ayuso is probably the after Pogacar, Vingegaard, and Roglic (Remco should win one of the seven), but in GT, those watts aren't seen, especially on climbs longer than 15 minutes.
Where I think he can improve with Lidl is in the Monuments. Ciccone's performances last year were impressive, Skjelmose, Skujins, Stuyven in Flanders. At Lidl, all their riders are impressive in Monument distances, but not at GT, and that's always been Ayuso's problem.
The Monument distance has always been his other problem, but I think he'll improve on that with Lidl. In GT, I think he'll still be inferior to Remco and Almeida.
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When Ayuso was in UAE, his entourage said he had Pogacar's watts
So this isn't new. Ayuso has always had very high numbers in training or short efforts like Tirreno-Adriatico mountain stages. But as the difficulty increases, his watts decreases. Pogacar achieves those numbers with more fatigue.
With Algarve profile, he should crush these numbers. I also think he'll do better than Almeida in Paris-Nice, a race that has never suited Almeida. And Itzulia is another race where Ayuso could beat Almeida.
In one-week races, Ayuso is probably the after Pogacar, Vingegaard, and Roglic (Remco should win one of the seven), but in GT, those watts aren't seen, especially on climbs longer than 15 minutes.
Where I think he can improve with Lidl is in the Monuments. Ciccone's performances last year were impressive, Skjelmose, Skujins, Stuyven in Flanders. At Lidl, all their riders are impressive in Monument distances, but not at GT, and that's always been Ayuso's problem.
The Monument distance has always been his other problem, but I think he'll improve on that with Lidl. In GT, I think he'll still be inferior to Remco and Almeida.
View: https://x.com/i/status/2021248461719376012
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