No doubt, Sepp Kuss is the great and pleasant surprise of the last edition of Lap by winning the Spanish round running within his team, Jumbo-Vismawith the Slovenian Primoz Roglic and danish Jonas Vingegaardand one of the ‘revelations’ of this year, where he reached his best form.
After 2023 inj who finished 5th in Touring the UAEwhere he chained three grand tours, being a decisive player in Roglic’s victory in the Giro and in Vingegaard’s Tour, to close the year with his own victory in the Vuelta.
A new Sepp Kuss
There’s a new Sepp Kuss. He Sepp Kusswith a contract until December 31, 2024 with Dutch formation Jumbo-Vismanext season he will be a more mature rider, having shown how to live with the pressure of being the leader of his team and leader of the peloton in a great three-week race, so when asked about the Tour de France Durango Kid‘ smiled.
In statements collected by GCN on Saitamawhen asked if it was realistic to think about winning the Tour de France, Sepp replied that “it is also not realistic to win the Vuelta and in the end it turned out well. I know what is possible, but there is no doubt that I have to go.” in the Tour de France that I know I can win.
It is clear that the leader of Jumbo-Visma in Big Boucle 2024 He will be a man of guarantees like Jonas Vingegaardwho will be looking to achieve their third successive victory in France, something that no one has achieved since the triplet of Chris Froome (2015, 2016 and 2017), But if Kuss learned anything at the Vuelta, it’s that being ‘covered’ by your own team can also be a guarantee of victory.
“In some races I can ask to have a more important role, there are some teams that can go with three or four leaders in the races, as seen in the Vuelta, and even if you are not the main leader you can win , he assured.
Waiting to know where his debut will be, everything indicates that Sepp Kuss will focus his efforts on the Tour and the Vuelta and nothing Roglicsigned by elBora, Sepp can aim to make cycling history again.
Source: La Verdad
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