Tadej Pogacar and Juan Ayuso go head-to-head in UAE Team Emirates training race

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Jua Ayuso and Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates (Image credit: UAE Team Emirates)

Tadej Pogačar is rightly seen as the best rider in the peloton after his Tour de France victories and Classics success but if training data is anything to consider, the Slovenian could soon be challenged by his own UAE Team Emirates teammate Juan Ayuso.

The pair two went head-to-head on the Coll de Rates climb after a long training ride during a recent training camp in Spain, and it was a close contest.

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