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- Don't forget that Ayuso ALSO refused to admit that he was seriously injured, compromised IdT by insisting on full team support even while his legs went Adios and then refused to turn a single pedal stroke in support of his teammates...
Ayuso did ALL of those things in this Giro as well...
- He's shone pretty bright in one week stage races
- Also, sorry but the whole concept behind this kind of cycling IS fighting battles the body doesn’t want, anyone who says that’s not so has never seriously trained for an endurance sport event.
- Silly comment. Jonas isn't "dull". What would actually be dull would be a GT with no real competition. Thank goodness Jonas is around to give Tadej a run for his money.
- Sure you can ask, but what’s the point to do it mediatically and then just before an announced TdF? It makes it sound like either someone is trying to convince him to cancel, change the betting odds, help another rider beat him or take his place or just desperately trying to make news. Other riders get to announce their retirement as and when they feel it’s best, he’s still the teams’ best option and a far better investment than Mr Froome.
- Have to hand it to him for trying, and his hierarchy for sticking with him. Best place to be sometimes when you have nothing left to lose.
- You have to ask these questions, sadly. Other than the Vuelta he's never really "shone" anywhere else. I'd love to see him challenge but he always seems to be on the back foot or off the bike, sad but I guess that's the way it is
- What a sad comment, Looking to put down one of the most talented riders around for no other reason than him not being as good as the most talented. Grateful you don’t opine on the other 200 or so who never get anywhere near that level no matter how many races they try or not. Most athletes are one-trick ponies (in fact most of the top talents in ANY job!), it is in the nature of an ever more demanding specificity of competing and professionalism. Criticising one of the top 2 or 3 GT riders just for being less good than one of the others is actually POINTLESS, you are in fact encouraging him and all others to not even bother and end up with what would basically be, one man races. Without wanting to change the nature of GTs, an interesting question would be, who would win if they’d be 3 weeks of solo efforts with no drafting or assistance? Would Pog have the motivation to ride a TdF alone against the clock or does he need competition to bring out his best?
- Keep up Egan. Your learnings from defeats and struggles will take you back to victories.
- You are right,but, it’s not easy to convince a rider who feels he can still ride to stop. Again, it doesn’t seem like UAE have very strong management, reminiscent of Visma at their Vuelta sweep. BUT, what if it actually “suited”them to have Ayuso out at this moment?