VIDEO: Juan Ayuso announces return to peloton with emphatic victory on stage 3 of the Tour de Romandie

Just 20-years-old, not much was expected from Juan Ayuso, the Spaniard returning at the Tour de Romandie after a lengthy injury lay-off. In just three stages however, Ayuso has sent out a warning to the rest of the peloton.

Despite the fact he revealed post-stage that his "legs feel worse every day," Ayuso was able to take supreme victory on the stage three time-trial at the Tour of Romandie, his first win at World Tour level. Alongside the stage win, Ayuso also rode himself in to the overall lead of the race.

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Finishing ahead of the Movistar Team rider Matteo Jorgensen and Ayuso's own teammate Adam Yates in the final standings of the stage, Ayuso now holds a lead of 18 seconds in the general classification over the Movistar rider going into tomorrow's fourth stage.

Watch the final run-in to the line of Ayuso's imperious display in the video below.

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