Probably the most telling question Juan Ayuso had to face after finishing off a 160-kilometre breakaway on stage 7 of the Vuelta a España with a stunning solo victory on the slopes of Cerler was the one of the simplest: "Juan", one journalist asked him, "It's not really clear to me - are you in good shape, or aren't you?"
The question referred to the two, seemingly utterly contradictory performances by Ayuso on the Vuelta's two biggest mountain stages to date.
