Okay, I'm a bit late to this, but still...
I get to watch the live transmission of RTVE... both commentators Andres and Pedro Delgado are fans of Marc Solar. Me too!
What I saw and listened to was this,
The finish was very quick. No one knew who had won. I was sympathetic towards Ayuso.
We then saw Ayuso was collapsed as though he had crashed. They did a replay of the finish . Ayuso had won. Then a replay of Ayuso dizzily braking into the snow - an obvious dramatic play for the cameras.
Then an interview with Sep Kuss - who as always was too tired to speak Spanish... whatever... he never says anything afterwards anyway...
Up next it is Ayuso. Good,.. he is okay and still with us. A question in Spanish from the TV man. The answer is the typical blah, blah as you might suspect.
(It should be noted that Ayuso's responses are extremely educated.)
The TV interviewer then apologises for asking the next question in English, (here I am paraphrasing)...
"Does the fact that UAE won the Volta last year add pressure to you?"
Ayuso, who's English is suprisingly good, answers, "If Solar is wearing the no1 this year, I want to be wearing the no1 next year."
Immediately Delgado (who is not daft at all) responds, "Well he didn't mention the name of the one who won last year did he!"
I'll leave it there... except to say pro cycling in the snow is a must!