12/7/2023 0 Comments Bag highlight capThe sport of cycling isn’t crying out for a hero that transcends its fanbase - it has them in spades with Evenepoel, Tadej Pogačar, Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel - but being led by a people’s champion, the sort of archetypal role model that parents would dream of for their children, is a windfall for cycling, a win on the marketing lottery, and, above all, a feel good story to keep smiles on faces in the interlude between this and the next cycling season.Ĭoming good on a viral hashtag (#GCKuss) is 2023’s answer to a modern-day American dream, but it’s mostly the fact that the placid, smiling and affectionate Kuss had never set out to win a three-week race, fearful of the mental burden rather than the physical toll, is what makes his ascension so marvellous. Raised in the high mountains, the son of a cross-country skiing legend, Kuss is a natural, a born athlete, and a charming, genial and friendly human being. America’s new sporting hero, Spain’s adopted son, and the peloton’s pick, if not necessarily his team’s, the 29-year-old completes Jumbo-Visma’s Grand Tour grand slam. Rising from the disorder as champion is Sepp Kuss. ![]() Read more: 'I've discovered things I didn't know about myself': Sepp Kuss' victorious breakthrough journey at the Vuelta a España Even if the GC battle has been a private game played solely by Jumbo-Visma since stage 12 onwards, it’s still delivered storylines that will, in part, define an era and careers. It was a thrilling finale that was entirely in keeping with a Vuelta that, at various points, has been confused and muddled. He may have grown up a footballer, but there is no denying that the Belgian champion is a born bike racer, a man who wants to put on a spectacle everywhere he goes.ĭespite a late game of cat-and-mouse that brought the peloton back into contention, Groves overtook the Soudal - Quick-Step rider and held off the challenge from Ganna to make it a trio of victories, underlining his status as the race’s fastest man. ![]() What would normally be an ill-fated move was anything but with the calibre of riders, Evenepoel making light work of a parcours that didn’t suit him. ![]() With 40km left to ride, a breakaway formed that included none other than the winner of the KoM classification, Remco Evenepoel, the green jersey wearer Kaden Groves, and time trial supremo and part-time sprinter Filippo Ganna.
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