Rolling out from the start line of Vuelta a España’s processional final stage on September 17, arm-in-arm with Jumbo-Visma leaders Jonas Vingegaard and Primož Roglič, Sepp Kuss celebrated his equally well deserved and unexpected Grand Tour win. In winning the Maillot Rojo, Kuss became the first American to win a Grand Tour in a decade, and the second American ever to win the Spanish tour.
Kuss has long been celebrated for being one of the best climbers and helpers in the peloton, he’s been instrumental in the success of Vingegaard and Roglič but in Spain Kuss finally got a shot at his own glory and made it count - despite the team’s apparent unwillingness to see the race win go to its domestique instead of its leaders.
