[HIGHLIGHTS] Ayuso: ''I cried because I couldn't get on the bike. No one gave me answers. Mentally it was tough.''

Juan Ayuso (Barcelona 2002) remained four months away from the competition due to an ailment in the sural nerve of the right leg that doctors were slow to detect. The rider, who already returned in the Tour de Romandie with a victory in the time trial stage, now recognizes that he went through a very delicate moment.

This Sunday he will compete in theTour de Suisse after training for three weeks and without pain in Sierra Nevada. He says it's been a tough few months. Is he stronger mentally now? No doubt. Now I am stronger.