Sepp Kuss may not, at least not yet, be up to tackling Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) on the climbs of Volta a Catalunya. But the race’s second straight Pyrenean summit finish on Wednesday saw the Visma-Lease a Bike star take on a far more active, and ultimately more profitable role, in the stage's final mountain battle.
Following a mid-climb attack on Port Ainé by Mikel Landa (Soudal-QuickStep) and the race leader’s devastating counter-move, Kuss made a searing charge across to Landa and the two began working hard to limit Pogačar’s solo bid for glory.
