In Torricella Sicura on Friday morning, Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) had high aims and ambitions for stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico. The Spaniard hoped that he could go toe to toe with Jonas Vingegaard on the first mountain stage and then challenge for overall victory on Saturday's Monte Petrano summit finish.
“If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. To have these opportunities to race against the best riders in the world is very nice and motivating,” Ayuso told Cyclingnews at the start.
