Kuss has 'no complaints' over last-minute programme-switch to Giro from California
16 May 2019 04:34
As long ago as February, Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) had described the Tour of California as one of his big objectives for the first half of the season. But a little over two weeks ago, all that changed in a single phone call. The day after teammate Robert Gesink crashed and was badly injured at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the American climber was called up by Jumbo-Visma as a substitute for the Dutchman at the Giro d'Italia. Kuss is now deep into the first week of racing the Giro, where he is fully focused on helping team leader – and current race leader – Primoz Roglic, which Kuss tells Cyclingnews is "a big honour".ADVERTISEMENT And now, he says, his main goal will be honing his form to be ready for the Giro's third week, where the race will very likely be won and lost. "Honestly, I see racing the Giro as a bigger opportunity. But of course being an American and being a US race, the Tour of California is something pretty unique, especially as there's no time trial at this year's race, so I could have had a good chance there," Kuss told Cyclingnews earlier this week. "But I'm super-excited, and it's a big honour to do the Giro this year, especially with the team and leader we have. So it's all a bit bitter-sweet, but at least I got to train for three weeks in Colorado. That's the best thing about US races: that you get that time before and after them back in America.
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