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Sepp Kuss gets his fingers caught in spokes - 'I can change a derailleur battery but taking off my shoe covers got me'

Sepp Kuss at the Giro d'Italia

After sending the internet into overload with his high-speed derailleur battery change, Sepp Kuss flew too close to the sun on stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia, and did end up with his fingers caught in his spokes. 

There was no derailleur fiddling this time, but the US climber did have trouble removing shoe covers mid-race, which sent his hand into his front wheel.

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