Teams & Riders Sepp Kuss is the next Sepp Kuss thread

[HelloDolly]

But he isn't stronger than them. At least not stronger than Roglic.

He will probably crack at some point, though.

maybe he isnt stronger than Roglic but maybe Roglic wont finish the race .
Maybe Kuss will crack but maybe he wont
maybe Vingegaard will be good in the higher mountains ..lots of maybes here

I dont think either JV rider would mind riding for Sepp Kuss

 

[Red Lobster]

But he isn't stronger than them. At least not stronger than Roglic.

He will probably crack at some point, though.

Pretty easy to envision how this sorts out for TJV > at some point (I'm going to guess Stage 13) Ayuso or someone attacks, Kuss can't follow, Roglic follows, heirarchy reestablished. The price for three GTs is going to come due for Kuss at some point.

 

[theyoungest]

Kuss could be very good next year with 3 GTs in his leg. Already very good.

He has hinted at being the GC guy in the Giro. With Kooij and a sprint train, and then Kuss doing his own thing in the shadow.

Of course if he wins the Vuelta now the shadow won't be very dark.

 

[Sciatic]

Not really...

Roglic is evidently stronger than Kuss. If he has to keep himself back because of what they did on stage 6, it would be just awful.

I still don’t know why folks (not just you) are thinking that will happen. I think Roglic will still be free to attack, and he can do it as a counter after Kuss or Vingegaard attack and get reeled in.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Only 11 seconds behind God of Megawatts today, not bad by Sepp!

 

[Unchained]

Even if Kuss loses 2 minutes and e.g roglic and Vingegaard less than a minute, Kuss will still be have some time on Evenepoel so Evenepoel still has to drop him, with roglic and Vingegaard not far

oh boy. You're going to preach from higher ground now...
Let me just tell you that SQS know what Kuss can push, what's his CdA (more or less) and thus have calculated what the time difference would be on a normal day for both. That's no disrespect.
It's like saying a weather forecast is disrespect, and convincing yourself that you are right if said weather forecast had it wrong.

It is true though that we don't have enough references on Kuss, as he had too many TT where he was able to (or even had to) soft pedal in order to be ready for the next mountain domestique duty.

Just because you can do or say something doesn't mean that you should. It's just maturity, golden rule stuff, if you don't have anything good to say then don't say anything. You see the results, Ganna did his job and so did everyone else..

 

[ManicJack]

Good for me that I don't have to! You really should have made the bet.

I would never had held you to it.

 

[Sciatic]

Just because you can do or say something doesn't mean that you should. It's just maturity, golden rule stuff, if you don't have anything good to say then don't say anything. You see the results, Ganna did his job and so did everyone else..

It’s surprising how often “Bambi” references keep popping up in this forum

View: https://youtu.be/nGt9jAkWie4?feature=shared

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

I hope Kuss now wins this Vuelta. And I hope he‘ll win on Angliru. Mythic Angliru is where only best climbers win. A summit tailormade for Sepp.

2023 Vuelta GC final victory for Kuss would be the perfect finish of the GT season for Jumbo. Sepp guides Roglic to Giro victory, guides Jonas to Tour victory, and himself wins Vuelta. I couldn’t get better than that.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Great ITT. I feel that other teams will now need to take Kuss seriously and will attack. So i guess it is up to Kuss being able to respond or not. Each time.

 

[Nick2413]

Kuss Kuss Baby. He’s got a legit chance at winning this race. Come in with the favorites on one of Tourmalet or Angliru and still room to lose 40-60 seconds on 2-3 separate stages.

 

[jmdirt]

Wanna bet?

yes

 

[jmdirt]

SEPPtember!

*I took that from someone else, but I like it!

 

[Oldermanish]

But he isn't stronger than them. At least not stronger than Roglic.

He will probably crack at some point, though.

If that happens Roglic will pursue the GC guys that he needs to beat. JV has plenty of help for either of them in a crisis which is a luxury few others have save UAE.

 

[Oldermanish]

I still don’t know why folks (not just you) are thinking that will happen. I think Roglic will still be free to attack, and he can do it as a counter after Kuss or Vingegaard attack and get reeled in.

Remco won't sit for long, especially if any of the other GC guys ahead of him start to make a move. He can't afford to do that and wouldn't resist the temptation to force JV to cross a substantial gap. If he were successful in putting another 20-30 seconds into Roglic and Kuss; his strategic life would be simpler.
There are still danger guys ahead of all of them if Kuss falters and others get up the road...and tomorrow has a nice uphill finish with 650m climbing to test the best recovery from the TT.
There are only 2 "flat" stages left of the 11 and half of those are nightmare efforts for everyone except the winner that manages his overall effort the best.

 

[Bolder]

Isn't one of his parents' family from Slovenia? Does that mean Roglic won't attack him?

 

[LookProGoSlow]

Kamp Kuss (and me) is celebrating. If he doesn't completely collapse it's his Vuelta to lose now.

 

[LookProGoSlow]

One step closer for Kamp Kuss

 

[SafeBet]

It's up to Jumbo really (unless he fades).

 

[HelloDolly]

I thought he was the best on the mountain today ...his attack was great ..only he had to hang back when Jonas went...

In the form of his life

 

[SHAD0W93]

Looks like this Vuelta is GC Kuss’s for the taking and Roglic and Vinge can just cover.

 

[Vino's Mum]

Looks like this Vuelta is GC Kuss’s for the taking and Roglic and Vinge can just cover.

I don’t see it being that simple.

Sure, Sepp’s looked great so far, but there’s over a week to go… and when has he ever had to ride for three weeks of a GT?

 

[theyoungest]

I thought he was the best on the mountain today ...his attack was great ..only he had to hang back when Jonas went...

In the form of his life

His attack was great, and he had to do it twice because the road was blocked. If it was Pogacar there'd be an international scandal.

 

[ice&fire]

Looks strong enough not to be dropped by non Jumbo contenders

 

[saunaking]

maybe he isnt stronger than Roglic but maybe Roglic wont finish the race .
Maybe Kuss will crack but maybe he wont
maybe Vingegaard will be good in the higher mountains ..lots of maybes here

I dont think either JV rider would mind riding for Sepp Kuss

Besides, nobody will dare attack Sepp Kuss.
The best the Spaniards can hope for is to stay with the bosses and attack in the final km hoping JV
will start to give out gifts and win a stage. Podium is out of reach