GCN Racing News Show: Is Sepp Kuss the true Jumbo-Visma leader at the Vuelta a España?

Heading into the final rest day, Jumbo-Visma had the Vuelta a España in their full control, not only holding the race lead through Sepp Kuss, but also having Primož Roglič and Jonas Vingegaard in second and third, respectively.

The 1-2-3 shutout tees up one of the most remarkable achievements in Grand Tour history, as the Dutch superteam goes in search of winning all three Grand Tours in the same season, and landing all three of these champions on the podium of the Vuelta.

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The stranglehold has been brewing ever since Kuss rode to victory from the breakaway on stage 6, but it was during the second week of the race that Jumbo-Visma grasped the Vuelta by its neck. Impressive performances by Kuss and Roglič in the stage 10 individual time trial solidified their roles in the GC standings, whilst Vingegaard joined the party in winning stage 13 atop the Col du Tourmalet.

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Astonishingly, such was Jumbo-Visma’s dominance that on stage 13, they held the first three riders across the line, which also secured them the 1-2-3 on GC. In the modern age, it is an unprecedented position to enjoy, but not one without its own decisions to be made. Kuss has ridden himself into uncharted waters for the American, but who is the real leader of the Jumbo-Visma trident? If Kuss gets into difficulty, will either of Roglič or Vingegaard wait to help him?

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These are questions pondered by Joe Timms in this week’s GCN Racing News Show, as he reflects on the second week of the Vuelta.

Elsewhere, Joe looks at Annemiek van Vleuten’s final race as a professional at the Simac Ladies Tour, with the Movistar veteran bidding adieu to the sport she has come to define over the past decade and more. From the Simac Ladies Tour to the Tour of Britain, it was business as usual for Wout van Aert, who took his second title at Britain’s flagship stage race.

We also have time to run through all the racing results from Canada over the weekend, where the GP de Québec and GP de Montréal provided their usual moments of action-packed, city-circuit racing. As well as casting an eye over the other results and news from the past week of racing, Joe takes a sneak peek at what is to come on GCN+ over the next few days.

Tune in for all this and more on this week’s instalment of the GCN Racing News Show.