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Alasdair Fotheringham

'Jonas is the favourite' - UAE Team Emirates GC duo João Almeida and Juan Ayuso point to Vingegaard as top name for Vuelta a España victory

João Almeida Juan Ayuso Vingegaard GC Tadej Pogačar Vuelta Vuelta a España
) Juan Ayuso of Spain and UAE Team Emirates - XRG on second place and race winner Isaac Del Toro of Mexico and UAE Team Emirates - XRG pose on the podium ceremony after the the 80th Circuito de Getxo - Memorial Hermanos Otxoa 2025 a 172.2km one day race from Bilbao to Getxo on August 03, 2025 in Getxo - Bilbao, Spain. (Photo by Antonio Baixauli/Getty Images).

Neither João Almeida nor Juan Ayuso has had the ideal preparation for this year's Vuelta a España, but both are determined to set the record straight this August.

In the absence of Tadej Pogačar, the Spaniard and Portuguese racers are the two main leaders for UAE Team Emirates-XRG in the Spanish Grand Tour. The last time they raced together in the Vuelta in 2022, Ayuso finished third and Almeida claimed fourth.

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