The Return 2019, 2020, 2021, He trip from France 2022 And 2023 and that Turn 2023. Six great laps that the jumbo has completed in recent yearssplit between Roglic (4) and Vingegaard (2), but they also have something in common: in all There was Sepp Kuss (28 years old). The American lives in Andorra and has a past in Catalonia, a place where he is very loved.
Now he’s in La Vuelta competing in his third three-week race of the year, which is becoming increasingly rare in the current peloton. Besides his work as a social player, one of the best in recent times, he also seems to be a “charm” for Jumbo. “The good thing is that I feel good. I’ve been training with a lot of enthusiasm over the past few weeks and I’m more than ready. This plan was just an idea at first, however I felt good during the season and I always wanted this challenge,” the man from Durango (USA) tells AS.
“I’m still not showing a lot of wear and tear, especially mentally, which I think is the most important thing.”
In addition to Giro, Tour and Vuelta, his other two competitions this year were the distant UAE tour and the Volta a Catalunya. “I still don’t have a lot of wear and tear, especially mentally, which I think is the most important thing. We are here with a strong team, with all-terrain runners and two leaderswhich are maybe the two best in the world,” he adds.
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In his palmares he has seven hits, Highlighting his Tour de France victory in 2021, precisely in Andorra. And in 2019 He had already managed to raise his arms inward The return. And what does the jumbo kiss ask in all this? “Help them. And nothing more. At the end of the day, my job is very simple,” he explains modestly. As for a possible lead for him, he doesn’t attach too much importance to it from what has been shown so far.
“It’s something special for me to be part of a team like this with such strong leaders. It’s a very complete team and every day we have a goal that might be better or more interesting than looking for stages ourselves. With practically perfect Spanish, he admits that what he likes most about the Vuelta is “the fans”., and some of them are at the top of the list. “Tripe, Catalan sausages, paella…” he concludes with his usual smile. An outstanding Domestique… which by and large is still not off the hook. He tested it on the climb to Arinsal in stage three and sits 13th overall, 49″ behind leader Evenepoel.
