Ayuso out of Dauphine from eighth place with fever and stomach problems

ZINAL VAL DANNIVIERS SWITZERLAND APRIL 30 Juan Ayuso Pesquera of Spain and UAE Team Emirates celebrates at podium as White Best Young Rider Jersey winner during the 75th Tour De Romandie 2022 Stage 4 a 1801km stage from Aigle to Zinal Val dAnniviers 1664m TDR2022 on April 30 2022 in Zinal Val dAnniviers Switzerland Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
Ayuso in the white young rider's jersey at the Tour de Romandie (Image credit: Getty Images)

Juan Ayuso will not take the start of Friday's sixth stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné after suffering a fever and stomach problems.

The talented young Spaniard was lying in eighth place overall following a strong result in the mid-race time trial and lay 1:58 down on race leader Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma).

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Dani Ostanek
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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Prior to joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

 

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As well as original reporting, news and feature writing, and production work, Dani also oversees How to Watch guides and works on The Leadout newsletter throughout the season. Their favourite races are Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix and their favourite published article is from the 2024 edition of the latter: 'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix