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Alasdair Fotheringham

Defending Vuelta a España champion Sepp Kuss determined to battle on despite first summit finish time loss

Sepp Kuss Primož Roglič Vuelta United States Vuelta a España UAE Team Emirates
PICO VILLUERCAS, SPAIN - AUGUST 20: Sepp Kuss of The United States and Team Visma | Lease a Bike competes during the La Vuelta - 79th Tour of Spain 2024, Stage 4 a 170.5km stage from Plasencia to Pico Villuercas 1544m / #UCIWT / on August 20, 2024 in Pico Villuercas, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).

2023 Vuelta a España winner Sepp Kuss (Visma-Lease a Bike) remained determined to see the glass as half-full after a tough, first mountain top finish on stage 4 at Pico Villuercas saw him lose time on three-time overall champion Primoz Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) but remain very much in contention.

Dropped as Roglič cranked up the power after a searing first kilometre of the steepest part of the Villuercas, the cemented section known as Collado de Ballesteros, Kuss crossed the line 28 seconds back.

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