#vae23

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Vuelta 2023 - What I’m excited for 5/?

Sepp freaking Kuss

Third grand tour he's racing this year! And Roglic said he could even be like a third GC leader or something?? I don't actually think he can do it, because he has raced both other grand tours already, and that has to take a toll on the body, BUT it would make for such a great story. Jumbo Visma, winning all three grand tours with a different rider each time. Sepp Kuss, the best teammate in the peloton, always selfless in helping his leaders, taking the spotlight and winning a grand tour. I so want that for him.

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Seguimos en La 1

I don’t know, knowing that Spain also has what we call in French the bascule makes me emotional. How many times do you have to change channels when watching the Vuelta, guys? In France, it’s usually one or two times, depending on the day, and sometimes the comms mess it up so much that it’s become a whole joke.

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New bullshit job just dropped: mop person on the Vuelta’s TTT

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Yesterday, Remco really gave it his all to lose as much time as possible. He went as far as almost finishing last.

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I love Dylan van Baarle's new look. Great fan!

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I just looove how Primoz is always like Sepp is in the red, so of course he’s the leader of the team right now. Can’t you see he’s in red?

There is just no question for him.

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They keep saying that the Jumbo would "let" Sepp win, like he'd win it because they allow it and not on his own merit but like... Sepp's the guy who's been pulling when things were dire. In the two previous grand tours. I don't need his merit proven to me.

You never ask a leader to prove he is better than his teammate. You ask the leader to always stay at the front and you allow the teammate to take it easy when he's done working, to ensure he will always be at his best when he's needed. And you assume the leader is better than the teammate. But sometimes the leader actually works less hard than his teammates, because he doesn't take as much wind as them overall. So it doesn't make sense to me how they are expecting Sepp to prove he is better than Primoz and Jonas.

And even if he isn't, I don't need this to know that Sepp deserves to win on his own merit. Have you seen his ranking in the Giro and the Tour? He is clearly the most consistent rider this year, and that makes you deserve a Vuelta in my book.

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Actually, we were scared of the dark

- Louis Vervaeke

Taken out of context this is so funny