After a period with many problems, Sepp Kuss (29 years old) He has to defend himself, prove himself, a great victory, see how his form is in beginning of returnwhere he defends the title achieved in the last edition, and what is better than the stage of the queen of Return to Burgos which ends in Neila Lagoons, one of the benchmark climbs in Spanish cycling.
The third stage, short (138 kilometers), fast, explosive and tough, with two third-class climbs, one first class and the last climb in Neila Lagoonswas decided in the last kilometers of the day, when the team Visma rents a Bicycle He came to command and lead a peloton broken by stiffness, which no longer included the four cyclists who led the stage until the last 20 kilometers: Nicolas Vinokurov, Jetse Bol, Alex Díaz and Germán Darío Gómez.
At 1.6 kilometers Kuss decided to take action and finish the work of his comrades. The dry move left him alone in the race lead. The Colombian Jefferson Cepeda (RGA Insurance Fund) He was the rival who most challenged his victory, but his attempt lasted only a few seconds and even Cepeda was overtaken by the Italian. Lorenzo Fortunato.
Kuss crossed the finish line alone after spending 3h22’05” seconds on Wednesday to complete the day’s 138 kilometers and he did so to dedicate the victory to his wife and their baby who will be born next October.
After this stage and with two days to go, with the decisive time trial this Thursday, Kuss leads the Vuelta Burgos in his second presence in the race after 2020, which is certainly a big dose of confidence before the Vuelta, which starts next August 17 in Lisbon.
Source: La Verdad
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