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It’s turning into extra seemingly that, for the primary time in a decade, an American will win a grand tour.
Sepp Kuss additional distanced his rivals on Stage 13 of the Vuelta a España, taking second on the stage. He was 30 seconds behind his Jumbo-Visma teammate and 2023 Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard, who gained his first stage of the Vuelta.
Kuss now leads the Vuelta by 1 minute, 37 seconds with eight levels remaining. It’s an all-Jumbo-Visma podium within the basic classification standings with Primož Roglič in second place and the Stage 13 winner Vingegaard behind 1:44. Juan Ayuso (UAE Crew Emirates) is the highest non-Jumbo rider within the GC, 2:37 behind the chief Kuss.
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In the meantime, defending Vuelta winner and one of many pre-race favorites, Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Fast Step), had a depressing day within the saddle shedding over 27 minutes and fading out of GC rivalry. He’s now in nineteenth place general, 27:50 behind Kuss.
Evenepoel was dropped with round 90km and solely went backwards from there.
With Jumbo-Visma controlling the lead group all through many of the day, Vingegaard launched an assault with 8km to go—enjoying one among lots of Jumbo’s playing cards. He wouldn’t be caught and he rode to the stage victory, profitable by 30 seconds over Kuss, who completed second on the stage.
Kuss attacked from the group, adopted shortly by Roglič, as Jumbo made it 1-2-3 on the stage, simply as it’s within the GC.
Kuss is coming nearer to turning into the primary American to win a grand tour since Chris Horner gained the Vuelta in 2013. That is the third grand tour that Kuss has ridden in 2023. He was a key companion within the mountains for Roglič in the course of the Giro d’Italia and Vingegaard in the course of the Tour de France.
Vuelta a España Normal Classification Standings After Stage 13
1. Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma): 46:42:54
2. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma): +1:37
3. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): +1:44′
4. Juan Ayuso (UAE Crew Emirates): +2:37
5. Enric Mas (Movistar): +3:06
Dan is a author and editor residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and earlier than coming to Runner’s World and Bicycling was an editor at MileSplit. He competed in cross nation and monitor and area collegiately at DeSales College.
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