![]() Kuss at the 2023 Vuelta a España | |
Personal information | |
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Nickname | The Durango Kid The Mailman[1] The Eagle of Durango[2][3] |
Born | Durango, Colorado | September 13, 1994
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[4] |
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9 st 8 lb)[5] |
Team information | |
Current team | Visma–Lease a Bike |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Climber Super-domestique |
Amateur team | |
2016 | Gateway Harley Davidson / Trek |
Professional teams | |
2016–2017 | Rally Cycling |
2018– | LottoNL–Jumbo[6][7] |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Sepp Kuss (born September 13, 1994) is an American professional cyclist from Durango, Colorado who rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.[8] A talented climber, Kuss won the 2023 Vuelta a España, the first American to do so since Chris Horner in 2013. He has also won individual stages at the Tour de France and Vuelta a España. He is also only one of two riders to win a Grand Tour having finished all three Grand Tours in the same year.