American Sepp Kuss rolled into Madrid as winner of the Vuelta a Espana as the three-week race concluded with a thrilling bunch sprint won by Australian Kaden Groves on Sunday.
Kuss began the race very much in the shadow of his more illustrious Jumbo-Visma team mates Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic but ended it with the red jersey on his shoulders.
He became the first American to win a Grand Tour in 10 years, a stretch dating back to Chris Horner’s Vuelta success in 2013.
Kuss said: “It’s incredible. I think today was the stage I suffered the most in the whole race, so now I’m just glad it’s over. “I’ll still be me.
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