Sepp Kuss Archives

Wheels Roundup: Lefevere Fined, Visma–Lease a Bike Documentary Reveals In-Fighting at Vuelta

March 15, 2024 at 2:14 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

Not long after criticizing both the lifestyle and the partner of his French rider Julian Alaphilippe, for which Lefevere had to apologize, he has been handed a conditional fine by the UCI for “public comments considered as disparaging towards women.”

Van Aert Confirms Giro d’Italia Focus for 2024

November 17, 2023 at 3:24 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

After several weeks of rumours and counter-rumours, Belgian cycling superstar Wout van Aert has finally confirmed that his main goal for the 2024 season will be the Giro d’Italia. He made the announcement in Colombia where he took part in Rigoberto Urán’s El Giro de…

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Pogačar Wins Yet Another One-Day Race – in Japan

November 6, 2023 at 4:29 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

Tadej Pogačar traveled to Japan to demonstrate his mastery of one-day races as he took Sunday’s Saitama Criterium after a long sprint, beating Vuelta a España winner Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) by one second. Retiring road racer Peter Sagan, who raced with the Legends team that also…

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Looking at the 2024 Tour with Roglič, Pogačar, Evenepoel and Vingegaard

October 27, 2023 at 5:28 am4 min reading

Road cycling

With the route of the 2024 Tour de France now made public, we had a look into our crystal ball and the potential four-rider showdown involving the winner of the last two Tours, Jonas Vingegaard (Visma–Lease a Bike in 2024), the winner of the 2020…

Opinion: Grand Vuelta Ends with Jumbo Grand Slam and a Popular Winner

September 18, 2023 at 3:50 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

The 2023 Vuelta a España began in rain and darkness and finished in sunlight and with an unprecedented double Grand Slam. The Dutch team Jumbo-Visma not only became the first team to ever win all three Grand Tours in a single calendar year but also…

Kuss on Winning La Vuelta: This Is Like a Fairytale

September 18, 2023 at 8:20 am3 min reading

Road cycling

In an unparalleled achievement in cycling history, Team Jumbo-Visma accomplished a triumphant trilogy with victories in all three grand tours in a single season. Following the paths laid by Primož Roglič in the Giro d’Italia and Jonas Vingegaard in the Tour de France, Sepp Kuss…

Jonas Vingegaard on Winning Stage 16: ‘I wanted to win for my best friend today’

September 13, 2023 at 7:57 am3 min reading

Road cycling

On a day marred by tragic news regarding his teammate Nathan Van Hooydonck’s critical condition following a car accident in Belgium, Jonas Vingegaard triumphed in an emotionally charged stage 16 of the Vuelta a España. The Danish cyclist soared to victory with a powerful solo…

Evenepoel’s Meltdown Explodes Vuelta as Jumbo-Visma Dominate

September 11, 2023 at 12:49 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

The second week of this year’s Vuelta a España had as much drama as a Mexican soap opera. Most of that drama was packed into two stages, the 13th and the 14th, which went over high mountains and featured the usual suspects: the three Jumbo-Visma…

Rui Costa on Winning Stage 15: ‘I’m so happy’

September 11, 2023 at 9:15 am3 min reading

Road cycling

In an exhilarating display of racing prowess, Rui Costa of the Intermarché-Circus-Wanty team surged to a victory during stage 15 of the Vuelta a España, which unfolded on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

Jumbo-Visma Seize Control of La Vuelta in Week One

September 4, 2023 at 11:45 am4 min reading

Road cycling

It seems that if it wasn’t for bad luck, Remco Evenepoel wouldn’t have any luck at all in the Vuelta a España. But considering all the bad luck he has endured in this first week of the race, it’s impressive that he still has narrow…