Jumbo-Visma on meteoric rise of Sepp Kuss: ‘We have found the key to his development’
Team director Merijn Zeeman reveals the 'nice challenge' of transforming Coloradan talent into grand tour star.
Team analysis by Bernard Thévenet, two time winner of the Tour de France.
Vingegaard Of Course!
Weary of his bad luck in the Tour, Primož Roglič has opted for the Giro and has left defending champion Jonas Vingegaard in total charge.
I don’t think that this will be hard for the Dane to deal with because this team leaves nothing to chance. He will bear the pressure of being the defending champion, but his team is very strong, with Wout van Aert, who will retain some freedom and can compete for another green jersey, Christophe Laporte, Steven Kruijswijk, Sepp Kuss and Tiesj Benoot.
In 2022, the team was competitive on all fronts and seized its opportunities. Opting not to wait for others to fail is a winning strategy.
Team Info
General Manager: Richard Plugge Sponsors: Dutch national lottery; Norwegian business software and services company Team Founded: 1994 Bike: Cervélo Drivetrain: SRAM Wheels: Reserve Clothing: Agu Team Leader: Jonas Vingegaard (Den), 26 Support Riders: Lineup yet to be confirmed
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Team analysis by Bernard Thévenet, two time winner of the Tour de France. Vingegaard Of Course! Weary of his bad luck in the Tour, Primož Roglič has opted for the Giro and has left defending champion Jonas Vingegaard in total charge. I don’t think that this will be hard for the Dane to deal with because this team leaves nothing to chance. He will bear the pressure of being the defending champion, but his team is very strong, with Wout van Aert, who will retain some freedom and can compete for another green jersey, Christophe Laporte, Steven Kruijswijk, Sepp Kuss and Tiesj Benoot. In 2022, the team was competitive on all fronts and seized its opportunities. Opting not to wait for others to fail is a winning strategy. Team Info General Manager: Richard Plugge Sponsors: Dutch national lottery; Norwegian business software and services company Team Founded: 1994 Bike: Cervélo Drivetrain: SRAM Wheels: Reserve Clothing: Agu Team Leader: Jonas Vingegaard (Den), 26 Support Riders: Lineup yet to be confirmed Team News & Analysis
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Though he fell short at the Tour de France, Primož Roglič is going to be hard to beat in 2021.
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Primož Roglič safe in the leader's jersey a day following his fourth stage win.
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The Slovenian scorched the individual time trial and took time on Richard Carapaz and Hugh Carthy.
Sunday's Vuelta a España stage atop the Alto de l'Angliru produced thrilling action, as Hugh Carthy took a career-defining win, Primož Roglič bent but didn't break, and Richard Carapaz stormed into red. Here's how the other GC stars fared:
Watch the exciting final kilometer and highlights of stage 11 of the 2020 Vuelta a España.
With the stage win and time bonus, Primož Roglič and Richard Carapaz are equal on time.
If a few things align, Sepp Kuss could get a chance to win atop Spain's toughest mountain this weekend.
Roglič, Carapaz, Martin and Carthy emerged as the strongest on Wednesday and have marked themselves out as the key GC contenders ahead of a series of pivotal stages.
Carapaz loses 17 seconds in mano-a-mano battle in the Cantabrian mountains, later admitting Roglič was too hot to handle. With just 13 seconds between the pair, the Vuelta is wide-open once again.
Richard Carapaz rides another day at the top of the general classification, but behind him, a big shuffle redistributes the race standings.
Dutch star faded in the opening stages but will try to help teammate win Vuelta a España.
Sepp Kuss describes how struggles with rain jackets cost him 10 minutes and the team the leader's jersey in Sunday's stage at the Vuelta a España.
Aggressive riding in the rain by Astana and Ineos Grenadiers pays off atop Formigal.
Primož Roglič — in the familiar position as overall race leader — finished second on the stage.
Race leader Primož Roglič finishes in second, pads overall lead with bonus seconds.
Watch the video highlights of the explosive finale on stage 1 of the 2020 Vuelta a España.
Sepp Kuss took on Ineos Grenadiers and prevailed during Tuesday's stage 1 of the Vuelta a España.
Chris Froome appeared to struggle in the first stage in his final grand tour with the Ineos Grenadiers.
WorldTour teams shuffle bike sponsors for 2021 season, with Cervélo, Scott, and Bianchi finding new partnerships with Mitchelton-Scott, Jumbo-Visma, and Sunweb.
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Primož Roglič and Tom Dumoulin lead at Vuelta a España, with Sepp Kuss as wingman.
Dutch team to add women's WorldTour team and development team
The Tour of Flanders came down to a dramatic sprint between Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel. In the final push to the line, van der Poel was fastest.
Riders express concern about how teams forced to share hotels with tourists.
COVID 'bubble' is stretched to limit after several riders and staffers test positive.
Dutch outfit exits Giro d'Italia following COVID-19 positive of its captain Steven Kruijswijk.
Rest day testing Monday reveals a total of eight positive cases as two riders, four Mitchelton Scott staffers, and two staff from other teams test positive.
Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert said the cancelation of Paris-Roubaix shifts more importance to Gent-Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders.
Dutch veteran hoping to erase disappointment of missing Tour de France.
Dutch sprinter is still waiting outcome of disciplinary review in aftermath of crash with Fabio Jakobsen.
American Sepp Kuss said that Jumbo-Visma's Tour de France leader Primož Roglič helped the entire team move past the disappointment on La Planche des Belles Filles.
Three American riders in the 107th edition made their impact felt in unique ways.
Jumbo-Visma's chief architect Richard Plugge admitted to being 'stunned' by the outcome of Saturday's Tour de France time trial. Plugge said that while the team is pleased with its three stage wins, the 2020 Tour de France will be viewed as a disappointment.
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Just about every expectation I had when the Tour started has been turned upside down.
Slovenian star's pathway toward Tour victory has come through a cocktail of strength, robustness, tactical savvy, and the touch of lady luck.
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Zeeman evidently became upset — enough so to warrant his expulsion from the race — with the technicians when they began to take apart Roglič’s bike.
We get an American media darling, and speculation flies — about breakaways and transfers — into the final days of the 2020 Tour de France.
Details are unclear about alleged incident following stage 17 involving a member of the UCI's bike check and Jumbo-Visma director Merijn Zeeman.
American Sepp Kuss shot down suggestions that he could one day target the Tour de France GC. Kuss will race the Vuelta a España later in the year.
Primož Roglič confirmed that Jumbo-Visma is using ketone supplements. The supplements, while not banned, are believed to give a performance boost to endurance athletes.
TV commentators criticized Sepp Kuss after he briefly gapped team leader Primož Roglič up the Col de la Loze. Roglič later confirmed he had told Kuss to attack.
'When you are tired, it can be easy to lose concentration, and stupid things can happen. We cannot afford that,' Tour leader says of final week.
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On today's roundtable, one reader wonders when Sepp Kuss will get grand tour leadership duties, while another proposes a classification jersey for riders over 35 at the Tour de France. As always, we want to hear your best and wildest questions about the 2020 Tour de France!
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Primož Roglič extends his lead with big shakeups in the top 10 of the general classification.
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Dane questions if Jumbo-Visma will use its strength in the best way to help Roglič.
Egan Bernal is equal on time to Roglič but 21 seconds behind on the general classification.
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Roglič, Pogačar leave Pyrénées with friendship now rivalry.
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Dumoulin struggles with accelerations and cedes two minutes after tough day of climbing in the Pyrénées.
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Brutal winds, Bora-Hansgrohe, and Wout van Aert blew up the peloton in stage 7 of the 2020 Tour de France.
Adam Yates rode safely and smartly surrounded by Mitchelton-Scott to retain the yellow jersey in a stage blown apart by winds and Bora-Hansgrohe.
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After wild start, things settling in ahead of Pyrénées
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Rivals left reeling and responseless after Jumbo-Visma dominate first summit finish of the race.
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Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe came through the line in fifth place, sprinting to retain precious seconds and the overall lead.