UAE Team Emirates facing management issues
Summary of the article “Cycling. Tour de France — Embouteillage chez UAE, Juan Ayuso sur le Tour en 2024 ?” from Cyclisme.Actu
After Joao Almeida and Tadej Pogacar, it is now Juan Ayuso’s turn to reveal his ambitions for the 2024 season. However, the 21-year-old Spaniard has the same ambitions as his two teammates at UAE Team Emirates, as he would also like to prioritize the Tour de France.
“The idea is to make my Tour debut next year and see how it goes,” Ayuso told EFE. The UAE Team Emirates team could then find itself on the Grande Boucle with three leaders — Pogacar, Ayuso and Almeida — not forgetting Adam Yates, 3rd in the Tour this year.
This poses a problem for the team management, which will have to make difficult choices. It is unlikely that all four riders will be able to start the Tour with the same ambitions. One of them will probably have to sacrifice himself for the others.
It is still too early to say who will be the chosen one. Ayuso is still young and has not yet had the opportunity to prove himself on a three-week Grand Tour. However, he is a very talented rider with a lot of potential. He has already shown that he can compete with the best riders in the world, having finished 6th in the Vuelta a España this year.
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Pogacar, on the other hand, is already a two-time Tour de France winner. He is the undisputed leader of the team and will be the favorite to win the Tour again in 2024. Almeida is also a very strong rider who has the ability to finish on the podium of a Grand Tour.
It remains to be seen how the team management will resolve this situation. It will be a difficult decision, but it is one that will have a big impact on the outcome of the 2024 Tour de France.
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