A year is a long time in cycling. Twelve months ago, Sepp Kuss rode into Madrid in the red jersey as his Jumbo-Visma team completed a sweep of both the Vuelta a España podium and the season’s Grand Tours. On Sunday evening, the Vuelta had a more low-key finale for Kuss, who ended the race in 14th place overall, more than 20 minutes behind his former teammate Primož Roglič.
Now plying his trade with Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, Roglič’s win was the final instalment in Slovenia’s dominance of the season’s Grand Tours after Tadej Pogačar’s triumphs at the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France.
