Juan Ayuso (22 years old) He had a pending account with Italy. With just 18 years of age, history madel becoming the first Spaniard to win the Baby turn (2021), which is disputed in the sub23 category. He did it by wearing the jersey Colpack Ballanbeing assigned by the UAE Team Emiratesand exercising an almost total domain of the race, after winning two stages and dressing the Rosa Maglia over eight days of a total of ten.
This career marked a before and after in the professional career of this Alberto Contador’s great admirer. Precisely, Ayuso will try to become the third Spaniard to register his name in the precious Endless trophy that is delivered to the winner, where the names of Miguel Indurain (1992, 1993) and Alberto Contador (2008, 2015).
The cyclist born in Barcelona arrives at the event with history after signing a great first part of the season. He has competed 17 days, with victories in the classics Faun drome y tofofeo laiguegliawith stage victory and in the general of the Tiron-adriatic and with stage triumph in a Volta Cyclist to Catalunya who escaped the last day for the benefit of Slovenian Primoz Roglicwithout a doubt the great favorite of the turn and who already won the Corsa Rosa in 2023.
“I am very excited to start my first turn. The goal is
At the doors of the start of the turn, Ayuso is very safe. “I am very excited to start my first turn. After competing for an Italian team before becoming a professional and winning the Baby turn in 2021 I feel a special connection with Italy. The goal is to maintain the streak of the beginning of the year. We have the strongest team of the race and this is our greatest strength. We have strong rivals, especially with Roglic, but we are ready for the challenge.”
To do this, they have surrounded him with a powerful team in which the figure of Adam Yates, a priori the other corridor that will support the weight of his squad, including the former winner of the turn, Brandon McNultyof Igor Arrieta, Filippo Baroncini, Isaac del Toro, Rafał Majka and Jay Vine. For Arrieta, this turn will be its debut in a great return, while Ayuso, Baroncini and Del Toro will debut in the first great return of the season
