Visma DS admits cruel reality about their race without Wout Van Aert: "We simply weren't good enough to compete today"

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Sunday, 08 September 2024 at 08:30
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Team Visma | Lease a Bike was unable to get involved in the battle for the stage win in the final regular stage of the Vuelta a España. Sepp Kuss crossed the line in 25th place which puts him into 13th in the overall standings ahead of the final time trial.

"We had the plan to go for the stage win," said sports director Grischa Niermann after the race. "That could have been possible either through the breakaway or with a strong Sepp. But unfortunately, we have to admit that we weren't good enough today. Sepp had to drop back on the penultimate climb. It is what it is for now. The guys certainly fought and did what they could, but we simply weren't good enough to compete today."

Overall classification of the Vuelta a Espana 2024 after stage 20:
PositionRiderTeamTime
01Roglic PrimozRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe81:22:19
02O'Connor BenDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale+ 02:02
03Mas EnricMovistar Team+ 02:11
04Carapaz RichardEF Education-EasyPost+ 03:00
05Gaudu DavidGroupama - FDJ+ 04:48
06Skjelmose MattiasLidl-Trek+ 05:18
07Lipowitz FlorianRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe+ 06:26
08Landa MikelSoudal -  Quick-Step+ 06:57
09Sivakov PavelUAE Team Emirates+ 08:50
10Rodriguez CarlosINEOS Grenadiers+ 10:31
11Dunbar EdwardTeam Jayco AlUla+ 13:15
12Yates AdamUAE Team Emirates+ 14:06
13Kuss SeppTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 17:49
14Rodriguez CristianARKEA-B&B HOTELS+ 18:24
15Martin GuillaumeCofidis+ 28:50
16Fortunato LorenzoAstana Qazaqstan Team+ 37:28
17Parra José FélixEquipo Kern Pharma+ 48:14
18Vlasov AleksandrRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe+ 53:22
19Kruijswijk StevenTeam Visma | Lease a Bike+ 59:39
20Berthet ClémentDecathlon AG2R La Mondiale+ 01:01:57
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