“I didn’t expect to be able to do this already,” the American continues his reflection delightedly. “It was great to be able to ride here with a large part of the selection for La Vuelta. No one in the team expected that things would go so well right away. The victory in the final classification gives me a lot of confidence, and I’m looking forward to the upcoming races.”
Understandably, Kuss' performances over the last week, winning a stage alongside his general classification triumph, have given the whole of Team Visma | Lease a Bike a well timed confidence boost as the peloton heads into the busy final part of the 2025 season that is quickly approaching us.
“The most important goal was to get into rhythm towards La Vuelta. The fact that we also won one stage and the final classification is fantastic," assesses a very satisfied team manager
Marc Reef. "It was a tough period for Sepp. It is great to see that, despite two crashes, he was able to show himself this way last week. This gives a lot of confidence.”