Discover the career path of Sepp Kuss, from the first major opportunity to industry-changing achievements.
Sepp Kuss is an American professional cyclist who competes for Visma–Lease a Bike. His significant accomplishment includes winning the 2023 Vuelta a España, marking the first American Grand Tour victory since 2013. Notably, Kuss achieved the rare feat of winning a Grand Tour while also completing all three Grand Tours (Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España) in a single season, an accomplishment only previously achieved by Gastone Nencini in 1957. This highlights his exceptional endurance and versatility as a cyclist.
In 2015, Sepp Kuss decided to split his effort between road and mountain biking, racing with an amateur team sponsored by Intermountain LiveWell on the road.
Following a strong showing at the Tour of the Gila, Rally Cycling announced they were signing Sepp Kuss for the remainder of the 2016 season.
In 2016, Sepp Kuss joined the amateur Gateway Harley Davidson / Trek team and focused on road cycling. He also won the Redlands Bicycle Classic.
In 2016, Sepp Kuss transitioned to road cycling from mountain biking.
Following his performance in Utah, Kuss was selected to ride in the 2018 Vuelta a España, his first Grand Tour, supporting team leader Steven Kruijswijk.
In 2018, Sepp Kuss joined LottoNL-Jumbo to ride in the UCI WorldTour.
In 2019, Sepp Kuss won an individual stage at the Vuelta a España.
In 2019, Sepp Kuss won his first Grand Tour stage at the Vuelta a España on stage 15 and supported Primož Roglič, who won the general classification.
In 2020, Sepp Kuss continued to support Roglič in the Vuelta a España, who won the race for the second consecutive year.
In 2020, Sepp Kuss won stage 5 of the Critérium du Dauphiné and was selected for his first Tour de France as part of the Jumbo-Visma team.
During the 2021 Vuelta a España, Sepp Kuss supported Roglič, who won the race, and Kuss finished eighth overall, his first top 10 in a Grand Tour.
In 2023, Sepp Kuss supported Roglič in the Giro d'Italia, who won the general classification. Kuss was credited as Roglič's top domestique.
In 2023, Sepp Kuss won an individual stage at the Vuelta a España and Team Jumbo-Visma completed an unprecedented sweep of all three Grand Tours in a single season.
In 2023, Sepp Kuss won the Vuelta a España, becoming the first American to win a Grand Tour since 2013, and also finishing all three Grand Tours in a single season.
In 2024, Kuss won the Vuelta a Burgos after winning on a mountain-top finish on stage 3 and then defending his lead to take the overall win. He was also originally named for the Tour de France, but scratched due to a Covid infection.
At the start of the 2025 season, Kuss and his team announced that he would be returning to his "super-domestique role" rather than taking a leadership role during stage races.
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