Jonas Vingegaard: 'I would love to see Sepp Kuss winning this Vuelta a España'

Vuelta a Espana 2023 stage 17: Sepp Kuss about to lose contact with Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic
Vuelta a Espana 2023 stage 17: Sepp Kuss about to lose contact with Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic (Image credit: Getty Images)

Although Jonas Vingegaard surged away from Vuelta a España leader and teammate Sepp Kuss in the final kilometres of the Altu de L'Angliru on stage 17 and came within eight seconds of snatching the red jersey, the Danish rider said after the stage he would like the American to win the overall.

Jonas Vingegaard went with teammate Primož Roglič on the steepest part of the climb when Kuss could not match their tempo with 1.9km to go. Until Spaniard Mikel Landa joined Kuss and helped reduce the gap, Vinegaard looked set to take the race lead from his teammate.

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