Sepp Kuss (born September 13, 1994) is an American professional cyclist who rides for

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. He won the 2023 Vuelta a España, becoming the first American to win a Grand Tour since

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. Kuss is the second cyclist to win a Grand Tour and finish all three Grand Tours in a single season, after

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in 1957. Born in

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, Kuss started as a mountain biker and won three collegiate national championships at the

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. After transitioning to

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in 2016, Kuss progressed from amateur races to the WorldTour within two years, establishing himself as a

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. Media outlets have described Kuss as a " super-domestique" for his support of team leaders

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and

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in winning a combined six Grand Tours. Kuss won individual stages at the

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(2021) and

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(2019, 2023) as well as the general classification at the 2018 Tour of Utah and 2024 Vuelta a Burgos. His 2023 Vuelta victory completed Team Jumbo-Visma's unprecedented sweep of all three Grand Tours in a single season.

Early life and background

Sepp Kuss was born on September 13, 1994 in Durango, Colorado to parents Adolph and Sabina Kuss. Adolph was the coach of the

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from 1963 to 1972, and a professor of exercise science at

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. A significant figure in developing the outdoor sports reputation of Durango, he was inducted into the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame in 1990. His mother Sabina also taught

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. Kuss excelled in many outdoor sports as a child, including trail running, skiing, and whitewater kayaking. His favorite sport as a child was ice hockey. In fourth grade, his parents enrolled him in Durango Devo, a youth mountain bike program that has produced other significant cyclists like Olympian Howard Grotts and XC short-track world champion Christopher Blevins. Kuss committed to cycling as his primary sport during his senior year of high school.

Amateur career

Mountain biking

In 2013, Kuss enrolled at the

, where he continued mountain biking. Kuss won three national titles at the cycling collegiate championships in XC (2014 and 2015) and Short Track (2014). Kuss also competed internationally, racing at the 2014 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in

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, where he finished 36th in the under 23 cross country race. The next year, at the 2015 championships in

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, Kuss finished 48th in the same event. During a university cycling team interview, when asked about his favorite type of racing, Kuss said "XC is my thing but I enjoy road races too," and stated that his cycling ambitions were only to "take cycling as far as I can once I finish my degree."

Road cycling

In Kuss's own words, he "slowly gravitated to road racing" over the course of college. After being introduced to road cycling through a collegiate cycling club, Kuss decided in 2015 to split his effort between road and mountain biking. On the road, he raced with an amateur team sponsored by Intermountain LiveWell. In an interview, Kuss stated he was drawn to road cycling because of "the longer, steeper climbs, those longer efforts," which he felt suited his skills better than mountain bike courses. In 2016, Kuss joined the amateur Gateway Harley Davidson / Trek team, and decided to focus fully on road cycling. He increased his training volume and consistency, and worked to adjust to the style of modern road cycling, which he found more dynamic than the "time trial"-like efforts of mountain biking. His first win on the road came in the Redlands Bicycle Classic, where Kuss beat former

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riders Lachlan Morton and Janier Acevedo on the stage 2 summit finish to Oak Glen. Kuss's surprise win drew the attention of professional teams. In May, Kuss raced at the

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, where he again demonstrated his climbing potential with a fourth place finish on the opening stage climb to Mogollon. Following the race, where Kuss finished 14th overall, announced they were signing Kuss for the remainder of the 2016 season.

Professional career

Rally Cycling (2016-2017)

In Kuss's first stage race with Rally, the

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in Canada, he won a mountain stage and finished 6th overall. For the remainder of the 2016 season, Kuss travelled to Europe for his first block of international road racing, including riding the prestigious

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with the US national team. In a 2020 interview, Kuss recalled "being absolutely blown away, physically and mentally, by the toughness of European racing." SeppKuss2017TOA

At the 2017 Tour of California, Kuss finished 10th on the difficult stage 5 climb to Mount Baldy. This drew the attention of director Merijn Zeeman, who reached out to Kuss for physiological testing. Kuss followed up with strong results for the rest of the 2017 season, including a second overall finish at the

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. Just days after his 23rd birthday, Kuss signed a two-year contract with LottoNL-Jumbo, to ride in the

starting in 2018. In just two years, Kuss had transitioned from a collegiate mountain biker to the highest level of road cycling. He signed his first WorldTour contract while still a college student—he completed his degree in advertising at UC Boulder in late 2017.

LottoNL-Jumbo (2018-present)

2018–2019: Adjustment to WorldTour

Kuss struggled to start his first season with the Dutch team, getting frequent DNFs as he adjusted to WorldTour racing. In August, Kuss returned to the US for the Tour of Utah. On stage 2, Kuss attacked with 45 km to the finish, catching the day's breakaway and riding solo to win the stage and go into the overall lead. Kuss attacked again on stage 5, a difficult queen stage ending at Snowbird, winning by over 30 seconds, before cementing his victory with another solo attack to win the final stage 6. Kuss finished with 3 stage wins, the mountains jersey, and the overall victory in what

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called "the most dominant performance in the history of this event." Following his performance in Utah, Kuss was selected to ride in the 2018 Vuelta a España, his first Grand Tour. management did not typically select to Grand Tour teams, they made an exception for Kuss. Kuss rode as a

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, leading the peloton in the mountains for team leader Steven Kruijswijk, who finished the race in fourth overall. Kuss rode in the 2019 Giro d'Italia, supporting

who finished the race third overall. In August, Kuss returned to the

. On stage 15, Kuss attacked from the breakaway on the final climb to Puerto del Acebo, riding solo for the final 6 km to claim his first Grand Tour stage win. Kuss also supported Roglič throughout the race, who would go on to win the general classification. This helped cement Kuss as one of Roglič's key mountain domestiques, a partnership that would be highly successful in future Grand Tours.

2020–2022: Mountain super-domestique

In 2020, Kuss won stage 5 of the

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, riding away from a group of strong climbers on the final climb in

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. Later that month, Kuss was officially selected for his first

, as part of a Jumbo-Visma squad that cycling media called a 'super-team' led by Roglič,

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, and Steven Kruijswijk. During the Tour, Kuss established himself as a ' super-domestique', and was widely noted for his ability to assist team leader Roglič in the mountains and stay with the race leaders deep into climbs. Kuss finished the race in 15th overall, the highest placing for an American since Andrew Talansky in

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. Kuss continued to support Roglič in the

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, who won the race for the second consecutive year. In 2021, Kuss again rode the

. On stage 15, Kuss broke away from a group of 20 riders with 5 km to go on the Col de Beixalis, the stage's final climb. Kuss maintained his lead for the 15 km that followed the summit, winning the stage 23 seconds ahead of

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. It was the first Tour de France stage win by an American since

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won stage 3 in

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. Kuss, who lives in Andorra, said after the stage that he knew the climb well from training, and had been particularly motivated to win so close to home. During the

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Kuss and his teammates rode in support of Roglič, who was aiming to win his third consecutive Vuelta title. Kuss started the race well, holding the

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jersey for the first two stages. On the decisive stage 17 to

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, where Roglič won the stage and took the overall lead, Kuss showed his own climbing strength by winning the sprint for second place and denying bonus seconds to Roglič's rivals. Roglič went on to win the race, while Kuss finished eighth overall, his first top 10 in a Grand Tour. As a warmup for the 2022 Tour de France, Jumbo-Visma sent their primary favorites Roglič and

to the

, while Kuss was given team leadership and the opportunity to target the overall win at the

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. Kuss was in contention, sitting 10 seconds back from the lead after stage 4, but prior to stage 5 the entire team withdrew from the race due to a

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infection. Tadej Pogacar Jonas Vingegaard Sepp Kuss

During the Tour, Kuss rode in support of Roglič and Vingegaard as the team sought to challenge two-time defending champion

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. After Roglič and key mountain domestique Steven Kruijswijk both crashed out of the race, the burden of defending Vingegaard in the high mountains fell primarily on Kuss. On stage 17, Kuss led Vingegaard up the final climb to Hautacam, passing Vingegaard off to teammate

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before Vingegaard attacked to win the stage and secure his overall lead. Vingegaard held both the

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and

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jerseys to the end of the race, with Jumbo-Visma also winning the

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with Van Aert.

2023–present: Grand Tour champion

Kuss started the 2023 season at the UAE Tour, where he finished 5th overall. Following an injury to teammate Wilco Kelderman, Kuss was selected as his replacement for the

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, changing plans with less than a month before the race. At the Giro, Kuss rode in support of Roglič, who won the general classification. Kuss was widely credited as Roglič's top domestique, particularly for his role on stage 16, where Roglič was distanced by João Almeida and

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. Kuss's pace-making helped limit the gap, a performance one cycling journalist described as helping to "save the Giro for his leader." In July, Kuss rode in the

, this time helping Vingegaard win a second consecutive title. This marked the sixth time Kuss had supported his team leader to a Grand Tour victory. Despite crashing hard on the penultimate stage, Kuss finished in 12th overall, his best result at the Tour. In August, Kuss was named to the startlist of the

, his third Grand Tour of the year, riding alongside both Roglič and Vingegaard as attempted to become the first team to sweep the Grand Tours in a single season. At the Vuelta, Kuss's team took a disappointing 11th place in the opening stage time trial, which featured rain and multiple teams crashing. On stage 6, Kuss won by 26 seconds after attacking from a large breakaway group and riding solo for the final 2.5 km. The victory moved him into second in the general classification, eight seconds behind breakaway companion

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. Two days later, Kuss finished a minute ahead of Martinez on the difficult final climb to Xorret de Catí, moving into the lead of the race. On stage 13, Kuss's teammate Vingegaard won the stage, with Kuss taking second and Roglič third; this placed the Jumbo-Visma team in the top 3 positions of the general classification. Despite losing time to his teammates, notably being dropped by both on stage 17 to

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, Kuss successfully defended his lead for the remainder of the race. After his win, Kuss was celebrated for multiple milestones: he became the first cyclist to ride all three Grand Tours and win one in the same season since

in 1957, the fourth American to win a Grand Tour, and the first American since

in 2013. His win also completed Jumbo-Visma's historic sweep of the Grand Tours, the first team to do so in a single season, along with sweeping the Vuelta podium—an achievement ''

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'' described as "unprecedented dominance." In 2024, Kuss was originally named in the team list for the

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, but was scratched before the race began due to a Covid infection. Despite this interruption to his preparation, Kuss rode well in his next race, the 2024 Vuelta a Burgos, winning on a mountain-top finish on stage 3 and then defending to take the overall win by 5 seconds. Kuss started the 2024 Vuelta a España, but was unable to defend his title and finished the race in 14th place. 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. Kuss cited pressure and lack of results during the 2024 season as reasons for the shift.

Personal life

Kuss is of Slovenian and Italian descent, with his great-grandparents immigrating from Europe to Colorado in the 1800s. In 2022, Kuss married Noemí Ferré Fernández, a Spanish former professional cyclist. They live in Andorra, a popular location for cyclists due to its famous climbs. In 2024, Kuss and Fernández had their first child, a daughter named Martina. Kuss speaks German in addition to English.

Major results

Mountain bike

;2014 : National Collegiate Championships ::1st MaillotUSA

Cross-country ::1st MaillotUSA

Short track ;2015 : 1st MaillotUSA

Cross-country, National Collegiate Championships

Road

Sources: ;2016 : 1st Stage 2 Redlands Bicycle Classic : 6th Overall

::1st Stage 2 ;2017 : 2nd Overall

: 6th Overall Colorado Classic : 8th Overall

: 9th Overall Tour of Utah ;2018 (4 pro wins) : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Tour of Utah ::1st Jersey bluedot

Mountains classification ::1st Stages 2, 5 & 6 ;2019 (1) : 1st Stage 15

: 5th

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;2020 (1) : 8th Overall Tour de la Provence : 10th Overall

::1st Stage 5 :

::Held

after Stage 1 ;2021 (1) : 1st Stage 15

: 8th Overall

::Held

after Stages 1 & 2 ;2022 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

: 3rd Faun-Ardèche Classic ;2023 (2) : 1st Overall

::1st Stage 6 : 5th Overall UAE Tour ;2024 (2) : 1st Overall

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::1st Stage 3 : 1st Jersey polkadot

Mountains classification,

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: 6th Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior : 8th Overall

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General classification results timeline

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