Juan Ayuso: "Next year I want to make another jump and with that jump, I might have the level to win the Tour de France"
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The next big hope of Spanish Grand Tour cycling, Juan Ayuso burst onto the scene at the 2022 Vuelta a Espana. Continuing to develop and progress, Ayuso is targeting a crack at the Tour de France in 2024.
"I think I should go to the Tour. I'd like to be there. But the most important thing is that I keep developing," he says of his 2024 plans in an interview with Marca. "Next year I want to make another jump and with that jump, I might have the level to win the Tour de France."
Speaking prior to the individual time-trial at the Spanish National Championships, in which Ayuso finished fourth, the 20-year-old understandably referenced his UAE Team Emirates teammate Tadej Pogacar as an example for him to try and emulate.
"It's just a motivation to be as good as Tadej. That's what I ultimately work for," he says. "I'm happy, but I know I still have a lot to improve on. My goal is not to be the best Spaniard, but to be the best in the world."
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UltimateOpportunist20-12-2024 - Finishing the Vuelta seems to be a reasonably attainable goal. Getting on the team to do that will be the more difficult challenge.
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