Juan Ayuso is making quick work of his race form rebuild at Tour de Romandie, already stepping onto the podium in just his third day of competition for the year as he displayed little hint of being hindered by his delayed season start or the injury that caused it.
The six-day Swiss WorldTour race started with a prologue, where Ayuso came 13th, well positioned among the GC contenders on his race return after suspected neuralgia affected a tendon in his lower leg. The UAE Team Emirates rider then went onto finish among the main bunch on stage 1, which started with some climbs but all came back together for a sprint finish in the flat latter stages.
