I usually like your posts. They're well-thought out and insightful. That's why this post is a big disappointment, not because I don't agree (I don't) but because this is not in line with what was expected between riders from the same team. What I'm pointing at here is that I cannot fathom how you write this while holding your line in Vuelta 2023 regarding Vingo's posture.
I'm sorry you're disappointed but It's about context. UAE isn't Jumbo. Rog isn't Pog.
In 2023, Rog was politely pushed towards the Giro & didn't do the Tour. So when he went to the Vuelta & found himself blocked by Kuss (Vingegeaard was perhaps fair enough as co-captain but to lose because his team gave Kuss the lead & then froze positions? No, that was too much).
UAE meanwhile made their bed & now they should sleep in it. They're the ones who brought Ayuso to the Tour de France. They didn't have to. Everyone knows Majka is the most loyal domestique for Pog & guess what? He's at home twiddling his thumbs. From what I've read he was pretty disappointed not to be selected as well. That's on UAE.
The gravel stage yesterday simply confirmed to me there's a hierarchy problem at UAE & no, I don't believe it's Ayuso's fault - or his responsibility to ride for Pog. As things stand Visma's approach to the Tour (all for Vingegaard) is looking like a better approach than UAE's... which seems like going for power > cohesion, especially on a human level.
I think Adam Yates might be the smartest one tbh, i.e. he's totally devoting himself as a dom... but seems to be saving something for later as well, like maybe leadership in the Vuelta.