American rider Sepp Kuss immediately makes his mark in his first year with the pros. Kuss is untouchable in the Tour of Utah by winning three stages and the general classification. In the years that follow, the American, who has a background in mountain biking, shows that he has strong climbing skills. Usually, Kuss rides in service of Team Visma | Lease a Bikes leaders, but he also wins a race every now and then. In 2019 he wins a Vuelta stage; in 2020 he wins a stage in the Critérium du Dauphiné. His most beautiful victory to date comes in the 2021 Tour de France. During the fifteenth stage, Kuss soloes to the win in his hometown of Andorra la Vella. However, his most successful year was yet to come. First in 2023, he managed to lead his leaders to Giro and Tour victories, while winning the Vuelta himself.