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Alasdair Fotheringham

'Ayuso's role will be to support Almeida' – UAE management say Spaniard, set to leave squad after 2025, will help GC leader in Vuelta a España

João Almeida Joao Almeida Joxean Fernández Matxin UAE Jonas Vingegaard Juan Ayuso Vuelta Vuelta a España AS Jay Vine
PAL, ANDORRA - AUGUST 28: (L-R) Juan Ayuso of Spain - White Best Young Rider Jersey and Joao Almeida of Portugal and UAE Team Emirates - XRG compete during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 6 a 170.3km stage from Olot to Pal - Andorra 1900m / #UCIWT / on August 28, 2025 in Pal, Andorra. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).

UAE Team Emirates-XRG team manager Joxean Fernández Matxin has said that Juan Ayuso, set to end his contract early and leave the squad at the end of 2025, will have a team role in what remains in the Vuelta a España.

Ayuso's bombshell exit from the squad was announced late on Monday evening, with Lidl-Trek widely tipped as a possible destination for the 22-year-old Spanish star.

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