Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates), fourth overall and winner of the Best Young classificationwas quite disappointed with his result at Come back 2023 because in 2022 it was a podium and this edition came “with greater ambition.”
“Last year was my first grand tour and I finished on the podium. It’s something, I wouldn’t say unexpected – I’m not even 20 yet – but it’s huge for me. And this year – he turned 21 this Saturday -, who came with greater ambitions, it couldn’t happen,” he lamented.
Ayuso recognized the superiority of Jumbo-Visma, which placed three of its riders, Sepp Kuss, Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic, in the first three on the podium. “We had a very strong team in front of us,” he thought.
In any case, consider its performance “It’s improved a lot from last year.” “I have to stay there and the white jersey is a good prize. Last year I wore it for almost the whole Vuelta, but it’s not mine, it’s from Remco (Evenepoel). This year it’s mine and I’m won. this, so it’s special,” he said.
“But we came for more and we have to keep working for more, continue to have ambitions. It’s not the end of the world if you don’t get it. I won’t cry after this because I really want to celebrate and have fun. But we must continue to have the ambition to be better every year and continue to improve the results,” he reflected.
Source: La Verdad
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