Ayuso's comments in full, fittingly published in cope:
https://www.cope.es/programas/tiempo-de-juego/noticias/dura-rajada-ayuso-uae-dictadura-20250902_3206768.html
> After hearing the news, Juan Ayuso said, "They did it to damage my image again. They talk about values and unity, and those are things I strongly agree with. Obviously, yesterday they also took advantage of some unfortunate words from Almeida, which I have discussed with Joao, and he has apologized to me because he agrees somewhat with what happened. I want to help. But of course, when there is one disrespectful act after another on the part of the team management, it also becomes difficult to unite and want to integrate."
> “Out of respect for my teammates and how well I've gotten along with them over the years, I would like to finish this Vuelta a España in the best possible way, and I'm very happy that at least now you know that too. Next year is going to be a very good year, I think, a new beginning, and well, I'm happy,” he continued.
> He continued: "I think that my relationship with my teammates, including Almeida, despite what people say, is good, and he deserves all the support I can give him. All the work done by the other six members, apart from Almeida, also deserves my contribution, and that's what I'm going to try to do. I would have liked to finish on good terms with the team because, throughout the negotiations, before the return, we were trying to come to a good agreement, but well, sometimes it seems impossible when it's more like a dictatorship and a unilateral power over you."
> As for why everything went so wrong, he says that's something "you'll have to ask them. Because, as I said, I didn't know anything until 6:30 p.m. yesterday, and suddenly they decided that the statement would be released after the race was over so as not to affect me or any of my teammates. I know that everything was done yesterday in half an hour without prior notice. Well, I don't understand it. And then, in the half hour I had, I said that I didn't agree with what was said in the statement, and the response was that the first statement they had written was much worse and that I should be happy with it."
> “Those are questions you have to ask them. I've always tried to stay sane and maintain my image and be respectful because, at the end of the day, it's a team that has given me a lot, and I've always been paid by them. So, well, I've always tried to be as professional as possible, but it's difficult,” he concluded.