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Juan Ayuso follows Tadej Pogacar's 2023 program into 2024; Tour de France, Olympics and World Championships as big goals
CyclingTuesday, 19 December 2023 at 12:10
Juan Ayuso is making his Tour de France debut this year. The young Spanish talent is starting his season with the same program Tadej Pogacar did in 2023, with hopes of replicating his form later on in the season.
The Spaniard will start his season with the Clásica Jaen Paraiso Interior and the Vuelta a Andalucia in February, just as Tadej Pogacar did in 2023. Following that will be an Italian block of racing, as he'll make his debut at Strade Bianche and then aim for the overall classification at Tirreno-Adriatico.
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In the spring we don't know yet what his full calendar will be shaped like, Itzulia Basque Country is an option but the UAE Team Emirates rider may also take a dig at the Ardennes classics. Most likely he will then follow a traditional approach to the Tour de France with the Criterium du Dauphiné on the menu. Whilst Tadej Pogacar won't race between the Giro and Tour, João Almeida will race the Tour de Suisse. Ayuso and Adam Yates should be present at the Criterium du Dauphiné.
Ayuso will, like Pogacar, race the Olympic Games after the Tour, and will also prepare for the Zürich World Championships with the Canadian classics where he'll team up with the Slovenian.
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- it will be interesting to see his results when he steps into the bigger races. 19 wins, but so many in the fall in mid level races. still the mid races need to be won to step up to the biggies.mij09-01-2026
- Looks like his poor health just stomped on the rear mech of his cycling career.Onepiece09-01-2026
- she is so good. even her results from 2025, which were “bad”, would be a career year for most riders. and consider at MSR, for example, her teammate won - perhaps Lotte could have won it. wishing her the best for 2026!mij09-01-2026
- bummer - he was fun to watch and was young. had a lot left in him.mij09-01-2026
- What a fairytale day! Everything fell into place.mhfrvz09-01-2026
- Not sure you can say that someone as talented and successful as him has had bad luck, but between coming along right after the two titans and now this, his is a career cut short. Perhaps he can transition to a different role in the sport, but in any case I wish him well.MidnightRider08-01-2026
- I doubt it. This blows a hole in their ranks.mobk08-01-2026
- For a while there, Eli was the best of the rest in cyclocross behind Mathieu and Wout. It must be tough to be forced to retire early due to medical issues, but good health trumps everything else. I wish him the best in his future endeavors.
santiagobenites08-01-2026 - however you frame it, it seems that they asked more from Ayuso (who obviously did not deliver the needed support) than they are asking from del Torro ... who - according to this quote - just needs to show up and can then ride however he likes.Ketterechts08-01-2026
- I agree that Ayuso was wrong in doing what he did at the tour, but we don't know everything behind the feud unless they all say honestly what went wrong. If he us such a rat and traitor, which it's a bit harsh, then what is to be said about Soler when he was with Movistar and didn't want to ride for Mas? I was disappointed, yes, but realize riders also have goals, and right now, UAE is all about their golden boy.Colnago-fan08-01-2026
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