Vuelta a España leader Kuss expecting major fight in sierras of Madrid stage

Vuelta a España leader Sepp Kuss has one tricky stage to get through before Madrid
Vuelta a España leader Sepp Kuss has one tricky stage to get through before Madrid (Image credit: Getty Images)

Vuelta a España leader Sepp Kuss says he expects a major fight on the final GC stage of the race on Saturday, warning that "everybody is going to go all in" and that "it will be a really tough day."

Jumbo-Visma currently dominate the overall GC in the Vuelta a España, with Kuss 17 seconds ahead of Jonas Vingegaard, with another teammate Primož Roglič at 1:08 and their closest rival, Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) at 4:00. And after Jumbo-Visma opted to switch strategies from their earlier 'every GC rider for himself' strategy to the more conventional one of collectively protecting Kuss leadership, the American's position in la roja is looking much more stable.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.