According to reports from Het Laatste Nieuws (HLN), Juan Ayuso may be looking for a way out of UAE Team Emirates. Until recently, he had been represented by his father, but he has now hired experienced agent Giovanni Lombardi, an indication that a potential team change could be in the works.
HLN reports, “Juan Ayuso, who in recent years had been represented by his parents, has now hired manager Giovanni Lombardi. It draws attention, as Ayuso is under contract with Team UAE until the end of 2028 and, in principle, should not be on the market.
“However, according to our information, Ayuso would like to leave UAE because he feels blocked by Pogacar and, after last year's Tour, he is no longer included in Pogacar's calendar. So Ayuso misses this Tour and will not be able to race the Vuelta either. It is now up to Lombardi to find a solution."
At this stage, the situation remains speculative, and there is no official confirmation of Ayuso actively pursuing an exit. Still, the fact that a rider long surrounded by transfer rumors has now changed agents is noteworthy. Whether this move ultimately leads to a departure from UAE remains to be seen.
As for his current season, Ayuso's major goal was always the Giro d’Italia, and it was planned in advance that he would skip both the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España. His next scheduled appearance will be at the Tour of Poland, starting on August 4.
Following that, he is expected to compete in the Clásica de San Sebastián and the Prueba Villafranca.
Later in the year, Ayuso is set to lead the Spanish national team at both the World Championships in Kigali (time trial and road race) and the European Championships in the Alps. His participation in the late-season classics is still to be determined.
For now, talk of a departure from UAE remains in the realm of rumor. But as the Belgian outlet points out, HLN “never shoots with blanks.”
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- How is radio going to help when someone went over a cliff or bridge or off the roadside into a forest unnoticed and is laying there unconscious?Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- Yep, next we’ll be accusing F1 drivers of avoiding Le Mans.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- But on what is that opinion based? Are you holding him to a different standard than others? Are you saying he should do learn to like something he doesn’t Are you saying he hasn’t achieved enough Are you saying he pretends to be better than his results? It’s actually a really strange opinion to oust if you consider it objectively or rationally. Try applying it to others or yourself by asking if not EVERYONE should then be doing more? Nobody in athletics or swimming gets criticism for not expanding their repertoire when a rival or someone else does. In fact, most who move to another event get accused of running from their rival. Opinions are boring, the reasons behind them are what count.Jumpyjohn07-11-2026
- for a medical chief to throw things like is just bad. There are already radios which were banned for spectacle. allow radios. Gps trackers are not a complete solutionabstractengineer07-11-2026
- Yeah man...PogiSloFans07-11-2026
- any rider less than 25 whether they are really ready for the position of leadership of GT is probably not the case. I think Pogi himself suffered when he was defeated by Jonas in the TDF twice. But that would be the team's job to ensure support so that they can bounce back. It requires a team and time to get back up and win after getting knocked down.abstractengineer07-11-2026
- I'm very glad he got the big late Quickstep Vuelta win and I hope he has a few left for Euskaltel-Euskadi.flyer07-11-2026
- My memories of Ivan Basso aren't good but I liked his sister Elisa ok.flyer07-11-2026
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