Ayuso started off his season strong this year winning the Faun-Ardèche Classic and the pan-flat starting time-trial at Tirreno-Adriatico. He was second in the Italian stage-race, only beaten by Jonas Vingegaard, but showed the consistency that was missing at times in the past. The 21-year old is taking steps and alongside a very strong
UAE Team Emirates which also features Isaac Del Toro, Brandon McNulty, Jay Vine and Pavel Sivakov, the Spaniard is within perhaps the strongest block of all within the race.
"The team is very strong with a strong focus on climbing and we'll be aiming for big results," he concludes. The starting time-trial is a key day for the race where he can take advantage of his skills, but it will be in the climbing tests later in the week that he will truly be put to the test.
