Sepp Kuss

Sepp Kuss
Kuss at the 2023 Vuelta a España
Personal information
NicknameThe Durango Kid
The Mailman[1]
The Eagle of Durango[2][3]
Born (1994-09-13) September 13, 1994 (age 30)
Durango, Colorado
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[4]
Weight61 kg (134 lb; 9 st 8 lb)[5]
Team information
Current teamVisma–Lease a Bike
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Super-domestique
Amateur team
2016Gateway Harley Davidson / Trek
Professional teams
2016–2017Rally Cycling
2018–LottoNL–Jumbo[6][7]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2021)
Vuelta a España
General classification (2023)
2 individual stages (2019, 2023)
1 TTT stage (2022)

Stage races

Vuelta a Burgos (2024)
Tour of Utah (2018)

Sepp Kuss (born September 13, 1994) is an American professional cyclist from Durango, Colorado. He is the winner of the 2023 Vuelta a España, becoming the first American to do so since Chris Horner in 2013.[8] Kuss currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike,[9] where he has primarily served as a domestique. A talented climber, he has played a crucial role in helping team leaders Primož Roglič and Jonas Vingegaard secure a combined six Grand Tour victories.[10] Throughout his career, Kuss has also achieved individual success, winning stages at both the Tour de France and Vuelta a España. He is one of only two riders to win a Grand Tour having finished all three Grand Tours in the same year.

  1. ^ "'I just somersaulted': Sepp Kuss tumbles out of Tour de France top 10 after crash". VeloNews. July 22, 2023. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Hood, Andrew (November 10, 2022). "Who is the "Eagle of Durango" mystery pro at Single Speed CX Worlds?". CyclingWeekly. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Can Sepp Kuss win the Vuelta a España?". Outside. September 1, 2023. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Team Jumbo-Visma | Sepp Kuss". Team Jumbo–Visma. Archived from the original on July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Sepp Kuss". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Cheery Christmas for ambitious Team Jumbo-Visma". Team Jumbo–Visma. Team Oranje Road BV. December 21, 2018. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam". Bianchi. F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A. December 20, 2019. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  8. ^ "Sepp Kuss wins Vuelta a Espana, joins U.S. cycling greats". NBC Sports. NBC. September 17, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "Jumbo-Visma". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  10. ^ Mikkelsen, Sebastian (September 8, 2023). "Sepp Kuss: The USA cycling domestique who became a Grand Tour winner". olympics.com. Retrieved October 4, 2024.