American Sepp Kuss is poised to win La Vuelta, a cycling jewel. To do it, he needs help from two teammates who have won six grand tour titles between them.
Sepp Kuss, overall leader of La Vuelta cycling race in Spain, has found his most persistent challengers to be his own teammates. He's seen here after Friday's stage.Oscar Del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images
The result is an international sports controversy with all the trimmings, one that gets to the heart of how elite road cycling defines itself in its most high-profile team events.Kuss is on cycling's most dominant team Sepp Kuss has gotten help from his accomplished teammates, including Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard . The two are seen here after stage 13 of the 2023 La Vuelta, the cycling grand tour race of Spain.
On the other side are those who say that the whole point of stage races such as La Vuelta and the Tour de France is to sort out the top cyclists, after thousands of miles and daunting climbs.It was all smiles at the start of Wednesday's stage, when Kuss was presented with a cake and serenaded with"Cumpleaños Feliz" in honor of his 29th birthday. But by the end of the day, cycling fans were hotly accusing Kuss' teammates of betrayal.
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