People's champion, Sepp Kuss. #LaVuelta23
"I don’t think Primoz Roglic or Jonas Vingegaard would have a problem with Sepp Kuss winning the Vuelta a Espana" - Daniel Lloyd believes Jumbo-Visma may have the answer to their leadership question
CyclingSaturday, 02 September 2023 at 12:14
After a stunning win on stage 6 of the 2023 Vuelta a Espana, Jumbo-Visma's loyal lieutenant Sepp Kuss now finds himself thrust into the position of viable Red Jersey contender. Will Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard repay the service Kuss has given them over the years?
“I think having that number of riders of that quality right up there in the GC can only be to their advantage," says Daniel Lloyd on the Breakaway as part of Eurosport's coverage of the race. "It might solve, not the internal argument it doesn’t feel like it is that at the moment but both Vingegaard and Roglic came to this race, wanting to win it, both claiming that it was about the team winning it. Now they have a third opportunity, and I don’t think I’m speaking too soon here, a third rider who could potentially win this Vuelta a Espana."
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Racing his third Grand Tour of the year, Kuss has already been a key component in Roglic's Giro d'Italia victory and Vingegaard's Tour de France triumph. Is it realistic for the star duo to return the favour and become super domestiques themselves though? Lloyd believes it could happen.
“I think this is a great solution," he explains. "I don’t think Primoz or Jonas would have a problem with Sepp Kuss winning the Vuelta a Espana after what he’s done for this team to win Grand Tours in the past few years."
"This race is not as stressful within the bunch as the Tour de France would be and I think Sepp sometimes struggles with that on the flatter days," he adds. “In the mountains he’s in his own territory, he’s very comfortable there but on the fast days he doesn’t like the hustle and bustle of being at the front. Yes he’ll suffer a bit in the ITT but if he’s right up there on GC I can see him not conceding as much time as he normally would. Because normally that’s a rest day for him.”
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