Kuss, Vingegaard and Roglic respond to doping questioning - "Everything the team does is extremely professional"

Jumbo-Visma have dominated the Vuelta a Espana in a way that has never been seen in modern cycling. After conquering all three Grand Tours as well in one year, very naturally suspicions have emerged in a sport that has a long history with doping usage. This is how Sepp Kuss, Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic responded.

“For me, doping and cheating are simply out of the question. It's not part of sports. What is part of it is losing, because you obviously want to win," Sepp Kuss told Het Nieuwsblad. "But if you do something that is forbidden, I think you are afraid of losing. And that is one of the most important aspects in sports: accepting that sometimes you are not good enough.”

Throughout the three weeks of Vuelta, as the Dutch team put on an exhibition even superior to it's highest expectations, a few comments over social media have pointed out the worry of there being forbidden methods behind these performances.

“The skepticism is understandable, but what people also need to understand is that we are sacrificing a lot for this," Jonas Vingegaard added. "That we go very deep into the details to perfect ourselves and make this happen. Believe us: that really makes a huge difference. In that sense, there is currently nowhere better to be than at Jumbo-Visma. Everything the team does is extremely professional.”

With a combination of superior climbing prowess, strong tactics, team depth and at the end of the day some luck, the Jumbo-Visma trio has arrived in Madrid occupying first, second and third spots. Comfortably as well, having lost time comfortably yesterday so as to get a picture at the finish line that will remain in memory for years to come, as the trio celebrated a set of historic achievements together - although at points, both Vingegaard and Roglic attempted to go for the win themselves.

“On the other hand, it is not a bad thing to continue to have that critical eye and skepticism. As long as we can all talk about it," Roglic responded. "Hopefully we can ensure that what happened twenty years ago will not repeat itself. I can say with one hundred percent certainty that my two colleagues here are not doing anything that is not allowed. And that applies to me too.”