GUADARRAMA, Spain — Sepp Kuss is about to turn into the primary American man to win one among biking’s Grand Excursions in a decade after he protected his lead within the Spanish Vuelta on the final aggressive day of racing Saturday.
Kuss saved his 17-second lead over Jumbo-Visma teammate Jonas Vingegaard over the twentieth and penultimate stage.
He’ll put on the purple chief’s jersey heading into Sunday’s closing stage, when biking customized dictates that title rivals respect the chief’s benefit within the largely ceremonial arrival to Madrid.
The final American man to win one among biking’s three-week races, which along with the Vuelta and Tour de France consists of the Giro d’Italia, was 2013 Vuelta winner Chris Horner.
Wout Poels gained Saturday’s 129-mile experience from Manzanares El Actual to Guadarrama.
Kuss crossed the end line flanked by Vingegaard and fellow teammate Primoz Roglic, with the three exchanging handshakes and patting each other on the again as they rode over the ultimate meters.
Jumbo-Visma arrived on the race that began final month because the workforce to beat.
Not solely is the Dutch workforce set to monopolize the rostrum in Madrid with Kuss, Vingegaard and Roglic on course to complete 1-2-3, however Jumbo-Visma can also be on the cusp of sweeping all three Grand Excursions this yr after Roglic gained the Giro d’Italia in Could and Vingegaard repeated because the Tour champion in July.
