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Absolutely. They're going to spend way more energy over the next 2 weeks than they would have yesterday. It makes things more entertaining for the fans, though.
Van Aert was the only Visma rider able to stay with Sepp Kuss at the top of the climb: the invincible army Visma was last year is now only a far memory...
They never planned of having such a good Vuelta squad last year since Jonas wasn't going to do the Vuelta. And this year, they sent a respectable team. Kuss simply lost his best climber early on. They didn't even need their domestiques at last season's Vuelta.
One of the reasons that make me choose Visma over UAE, as a team to sympathize for, is exactly their brotherly team spirit. Jorgenson cheering on and supporting Jonas after some tough stages, Jonas gifting a GT to his loyal domestique, a lightweight like Sepp pulling for Wout's sprint...all things you wouldn't see in a team like UAE, full of primadonnas
Guess you didn’t see last year’s Vuelta then 😂 Sepp as GC leader was attacked by his own teammates on multiple stages, and if it wasn’t for Lamda, Roglic and Vingegaard would have sprinted against each other for yellow. And that after Kuss helped them win Giro and Tdf in the same season. Their DS had to intervene. So much for „team spirit“
@@max.exists I would also point out Jonas not pulling for WVA on stage 2 of the Tour de France 2023, even though WVA has been selfless on many occasions. Their brotherly team spirit seems flawed by some individuals
Incredible work, I didn't think they would make it without Valter (or any other teammate) in the first group. Amazing to see all the work Kuss did and Wout finishing it off!
Hey, great video Just so you know porcentaje means percentage, and Porciento means percent, so in this case it would be El Alto del 14 Porcieto, great pronunciation btw I am Ecuadorian and i would love Richard to win this Vuelta but i find it much funnier if O'Connor keeps the red jersey.
Sepp Kuss brings WvA back to business and in the end Vlasov pulls the sprint for WvA. What a great and crazy cross-team collaboration. Whatever BORA was thinking, they were probably inspired by cutting the gap to Ben by 6 seconds!
well done Wout , very smart move!!! deserved!! 😍😍, don't forget to burn a candle for Sepp Kuss, very smart tactis.......i kove it when a plan comes together , the A-team
Great show again and an entertaining stage again. But am still in shock over the inept team management of RB-BH as I doubt Roglic is able to put 5 min into O'Connor - he aint a Pogacar or Vinegaard. He may nibble a bit back here and another bit there but 4:45 min in 14 stages - can't see it
Patrick mentioned to getting Kuss to the Flanders' squad. I remember when Nibali(2018) went to Flanders and was actually in the finale of the race. Just like what WVA said, people dont realize how much power those lightweight guys have to produce to ride Flanders or to pull like what Sepp has done this stage.
A stage in the hand for the team now is worth maybe a top-10 GC finish for Sepp later. Sepp doesn't have enough support, with Van Barle gone and Cian not looking good.
@@jonathanamsbary1589 He's saying his legs don't feel well. Another commenter (not here) wondered if he's got issues with his femoral artery, which can be a problem for pro cyclists (e.g. Marianna Vos). But that's just speculation, not an informed medical opinion.
This is where we need the old brown/blue/white ag2r livery lighting up the race. Were the brown shorts cursed? Bardet could have won the Tour 10 years ago if only they had changed kit sooner
@@smeetsnoud1 That is what LR thinks, but reality is Vlasov did not look to see who was on his wheel or where Rogla was for 2km. His eyes were front, on that Sivakov 1 second gap.
@Karr1711 Van Eetvelt is close on GC. Better not give him free seconds. I suspect Vlasov wanted to help even if it wasn't particularly useful to make up for his failure to help on the climb.
Best Grand Tour of the decade because of mountains and hilly stages flat stages are boring 9 stages at tdf tdf so here is my best blue print for a Grand Tour 3 flat stages 2TT 6 Hilly Stages 1 Gravel 9 Mountains. Small mileage TT like the Vuelta this year
I subscribe to your channel but am disappointed by your feeling the need to sensationalise your titles. I listened to WVA interview and to describe as shocked is untrue. Just be a good factual journalist, not the mainstream RUclips dross who just try to grab attention. Keep up the good coverage. Thanks.
Is there any reason why Wout can’t attack again at any point after the top of the climb? This guy is top five best TTer in the world, among mostly teams who only care about GC. Van Aert solo vs. Küng pulling in the peloton in the last 5 Kms? Van Aert wins, Decathlon doesn’t pull, Bora probably doesn’t pull. Even if Van Aert just attacked when Soler was within twenty seconds, he just wins the sprint
The reason Van Aert doesn't attack is that he wins the bunch sprint if he has any strength left. If he's brought back with 2 kms to go after going all out for 20 kms, he doesn't get any points. If they allow 1 guy to run away and Van Aert wins the sprint from the bunch, he still gets like 25 points. What they did was the best they could having only Kuss and Van Aert up front. Decathlon and Bora (Vlasov protecting his 1s lead from Sivakov) helped them a lot for no apparent reason too.
Seeing Sepp don this tells me two things. He’s an amazing teammate and he’s not there for GC. No way he would have killed him self and burned so much energy. If he was there for GC he would have sat on everyone’s wheel.
BORA director should resign. Roglic will choke and Kuss out of the top 10. Best Grand Tour of the decade fireworks to come. Never been so many mid level stars contending
Well, if Roglic wins the Vuelta, Red Bull is happy. If Van Aert wins a stage, Red Bull is happy. And so they rode today. Quite surprising that this kind of sponsoring is possible in cycling.
Is there anyway Vlasov chased down Sivakov for Politics?? Sivakov (born in Italy) but citizen of both Russia and France changed riding under the Russian Flag for France in March 2022, the time of the Invasion of Ukraine. Does anyone know if Vlasov is still "chummy" with Sivakov? Perhaps did he chase back an ex-compatriot because he didn't want to see him win and this wasn't about Team Tactics at all? Anyone have any insider knowledge here?
sorry, I really love watching your videos but your placement for Join Cycling doesn’t make sense because it is normal that your sprint peak goes up when you train less. This can be explained with the VLaMax which is going up if you train less and which is your anaerobic turbo. With that you can produce more lactate which is essential for short efforts like a 10 seconds sprint. By doing endurance training chronically you lower that VLaMax which effects your high anaerobic efforts negatively. So your 10s peak probably got better because of a higher VLaMax because you did less training and not because you did special training (could be a reason as well but probably not that effecting)
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i think kuss just gets superpowers when hes riding in support of others
I know right super freaking impressive and generous guy
Seriously. I was blown away by Sepp pulling like that. I didn’t think he was able to.
Anime protagonist stuff out there. Hajime no Sepp.
It’s called super domestique, literally
He wins through the power of friendship
Bora:
6 minutes behind: asleep
6 bonus seconds: full team max effort
😂😂😂
It wasn't just about bonis today, they didn't want to give o'connor an easy day after his hard day yesterday ahead of two gc day that are coming
Very valid point @@rokrudman3081
Absolutely. They're going to spend way more energy over the next 2 weeks than they would have yesterday. It makes things more entertaining for the fans, though.
Best comment 😆🤣😆🤣
More GC Kuss please ❤ Love WVA’s acknowledgement
u mean less
Don't feed the troll in the comment below. I have decided that GCKuss now means - Greatest Compatriat Kuss.
I was happy to see Wout win, and also not accidentally throw the bike at that line a few meters before the finish.
Kuss pulling for van Aert is not just team philosophy. It shows what a great guy Kuss is.
thanks lanterne rouge
thank you
Van Aert was the only Visma rider able to stay with Sepp Kuss at the top of the climb: the invincible army Visma was last year is now only a far memory...
They never planned of having such a good Vuelta squad last year since Jonas wasn't going to do the Vuelta. And this year, they sent a respectable team. Kuss simply lost his best climber early on. They didn't even need their domestiques at last season's Vuelta.
I mean, it's not a surprise to you right? 😅
That wasnt a gc climb, bro u kidding@@user-qt5xh9mt7x
@@user-qt5xh9mt7xHe wins GC mountain stages but the wins are so few and far between that it is hard to be suspicious
@@tonyg3091 professional cycling not suspicious 😂😂😂
The people's champ, the Eagle of Durango, unlocks a new level
Super domestique Sepp Kuss was at it again today chapeau👏👏
'goosebumps in the wheel' wow, wish I had seen the full broadcast
Behold, rouleur Kuss is here
Tim Declerq is taking notes 😂
Big respect for supporting the king Roger👏💜.
Refresh, refresh, refresh, YAY!!!
lol thought it was just me
change your channel subscription so that it says 'all' and you will be notified when every LR video, short & community post 'drops'...
Red Bull connection is so strong is transcends teams and sponserships
One of the reasons that make me choose Visma over UAE, as a team to sympathize for, is exactly their brotherly team spirit. Jorgenson cheering on and supporting Jonas after some tough stages, Jonas gifting a GT to his loyal domestique, a lightweight like Sepp pulling for Wout's sprint...all things you wouldn't see in a team like UAE, full of primadonnas
UAE two completely different programs with and without Pog in the race.
@@Tempo0523but even with Pog as a leader you don't see that level of comradery.
Guess you didn’t see last year’s Vuelta then 😂 Sepp as GC leader was attacked by his own teammates on multiple stages, and if it wasn’t for Lamda, Roglic and Vingegaard would have sprinted against each other for yellow. And that after Kuss helped them win Giro and Tdf in the same season. Their DS had to intervene. So much for „team spirit“
@@max.exists I would also point out Jonas not pulling for WVA on stage 2 of the Tour de France 2023, even though WVA has been selfless on many occasions. Their brotherly team spirit seems flawed by some individuals
@@LudoMll compare that with pogi doing the leadout for his sprinter at the giro 😂
Incredible work, I didn't think they would make it without Valter (or any other teammate) in the first group. Amazing to see all the work Kuss did and Wout finishing it off!
Real LR lore maester's remember the Sagan/Nibali attack video. The sacred texts of yore...
I like Roglic, but you almost never saw him thank Sepp when he saved his ass or gave him a win like WvA did here
Sepp is the magic sauce on Visma as he was on Jumbo last year. If he’d been healthy the Tour would have been a lot closer. The ultimate teammate!
Hey, great video
Just so you know porcentaje means percentage, and Porciento means percent, so in this case it would be El Alto del 14 Porcieto, great pronunciation btw
I am Ecuadorian and i would love Richard to win this Vuelta but i find it much funnier if O'Connor keeps the red jersey.
Sepp Kuss brings WvA back to business and in the end Vlasov pulls the sprint for WvA.
What a great and crazy cross-team collaboration.
Whatever BORA was thinking,
they were probably inspired by cutting the gap to Ben by 6 seconds!
Ben O Connor with the invisibility cloak
He used the ghost powerup
Such a class act, WVA
well done Wout , very smart move!!! deserved!! 😍😍, don't forget to burn a candle for Sepp Kuss, very smart tactis.......i kove it when a plan comes together , the A-team
Great day for Visma. Much respect to Sepp for all that work and to Wout for making it pay off for their team.
gosh so many attacks! it almost feels like local crit!
Well Sepp rode extraordinarily today, no doubt about that
Yeah, stayed awake long enough to catch LR top class summary of La Vuelta
Patrick calls for Sepp Kuss for the Visma classics team?? From GC Kuss to Cobble Kuss?? Maybe if Sepp puts in 25lbs over the winter....
Cobble Kuss, haha I love it!
I’m new to cycling. Lanterne your analysis opens up a world of intra-race tactics and strategy I never knew existed! Thank you!
This has been the most entertaining grand tour of the year to me
Bennett top 10 in a sprint. What a man
So happy to see the best smile in the peloton winning again; great acknowledgement of the Rouler Kuss pull on that flat
Great show again and an entertaining stage again. But am still in shock over the inept team management of RB-BH as I doubt Roglic is able to put 5 min into O'Connor - he aint a Pogacar or Vinegaard. He may nibble a bit back here and another bit there but 4:45 min in 14 stages - can't see it
Haven't seen this version of Sepp in too long
Seppy you are an animal. Chapeau
Patrick mentioned to getting Kuss to the Flanders' squad. I remember when Nibali(2018) went to Flanders and was actually in the finale of the race.
Just like what WVA said, people dont realize how much power those lightweight guys have to produce to ride Flanders or to pull like what Sepp has done this stage.
What a complete gentleman! It’s all about the team and the sacrifice that everybody else has to make. Team philosophy
Seriously great coverage, thank you from a guy still learning the ins and outs of the sport
Incredible work by Kuss! Will continue to pray for Kuss to win GC! 🙏🙏
Van Aert have to say thank you to Vlasov 😂😂
Primoz pulled more for Seppy on this stage than he did the entire 2023 Vuelta.
Such a good lead out for Wout by Kuss and then Vlasov!
Wout better thank Vlasov tomorrow in the peloton, he owes him a favor!
A stage in the hand for the team now is worth maybe a top-10 GC finish for Sepp later. Sepp doesn't have enough support, with Van Barle gone and Cian not looking good.
What's happened to Cian?
@@jonathanamsbary1589 He's saying his legs don't feel well. Another commenter (not here) wondered if he's got issues with his femoral artery, which can be a problem for pro cyclists (e.g. Marianna Vos). But that's just speculation, not an informed medical opinion.
gonna be a great race!
This is where we need the old brown/blue/white ag2r livery lighting up the race.
Were the brown shorts cursed? Bardet could have won the Tour 10 years ago if only they had changed kit sooner
KUSS you’re the man.
Rouleur Kuss 👌
Nice video man
Thanks Patrick .
Kuss is rapidly getting to form,he will be in contention for GC when it matters
Congrats Wout!
Ben O'Connor: "I'm an AWE-stralian"
Klassics Kuss SZN
Whoever in the Vuelta org planned this stage knew they were setting us up for a show.
Always the best analysis
As an Aussie...
Wout is very good for racing, good win.
Go Ben.
Vlasov leading out van Aert for 800 m...to protect his 1 second lead over Sivakov. That is mind boggling.
He thought Roglic would still contend the sprint
@@smeetsnoud1 Nobody ask me. If they would have ask me I would say don't go for it, huh
@@smeetsnoud1 That is what LR thinks, but reality is Vlasov did not look to see who was on his wheel or where Rogla was for 2km. His eyes were front, on that Sivakov 1 second gap.
@@Number-id8ld why did he work when gaudu and van eentvelt attacked ?
@Karr1711 Van Eetvelt is close on GC. Better not give him free seconds.
I suspect Vlasov wanted to help even if it wasn't particularly useful to make up for his failure to help on the climb.
It was roasting out there!
Decathlon has a pretty stacked climber squad and they seem strong. Bora seems discombobulated
Super Sepp!!!!!
If roglic had any concerns about kuss challenging the gc, I think this stage will help him sleep a little better.
Why was Vlasov pulling at the end?
Rouleur Kuss > GC Kuss. Get this man in a lead out train
Red Bull gave Wout wings (again), but didn't do the same for Roglic's wingmen.
Why is Sepp pulling for Aert? Sepp has a title to defend.
Because the team has a stage to win a green jersey to defend. Now that is done, Sepp has Van Aert to ride for him.
our eagle soars 🦅🦅🦅
Not mentioned crash from Kaden Grooves with Quintana? Not good summary
I agree
ASO should pay Lanterne Rouge for making their most boring races interesting to follow.
Demi needs a teammate like Wout or Kuss or, say, Visma's team philosophy.
Lesgo WVA stoked
Kuss…epic
Best Grand Tour of the decade because of mountains and hilly stages flat stages are boring 9 stages at tdf tdf so here is my best blue print for a Grand Tour 3 flat stages 2TT 6 Hilly Stages 1 Gravel 9 Mountains. Small mileage TT like the Vuelta this year
I think Ben has a real chance if Bora keeps riding like this.
Ben O'Connor been 'round de Corner!
Küng collecting another 4th. Not sure if I should be happy of sad.
As a 58kg American rider drudging the lowly ranks of cat 4, Sepp is an inspiration!
Vlasov worked for for WVA 😂
Crazy pull does Vlasov at the end😅leadout for who? Lol
RVVKuss
Vlasov for bonus seconds for Roglic..lol
Didn’t Groves fall ?
Because you mentioned it, what is your ten second best power?🤣
I subscribe to your channel but am disappointed by your feeling the need to sensationalise your titles. I listened to WVA interview and to describe as shocked is untrue. Just be a good factual journalist, not the mainstream RUclips dross who just try to grab attention. Keep up the good coverage. Thanks.
Wow, Kuss weighs less than 140 lbs!?!?
LR is way too good at coming up with nicknames. McNuggets, BOC, Enricky Mas
Is there any reason why Wout can’t attack again at any point after the top of the climb? This guy is top five best TTer in the world, among mostly teams who only care about GC. Van Aert solo vs. Küng pulling in the peloton in the last 5 Kms? Van Aert wins, Decathlon doesn’t pull, Bora probably doesn’t pull. Even if Van Aert just attacked when Soler was within twenty seconds, he just wins the sprint
The reason Van Aert doesn't attack is that he wins the bunch sprint if he has any strength left. If he's brought back with 2 kms to go after going all out for 20 kms, he doesn't get any points. If they allow 1 guy to run away and Van Aert wins the sprint from the bunch, he still gets like 25 points. What they did was the best they could having only Kuss and Van Aert up front. Decathlon and Bora (Vlasov protecting his 1s lead from Sivakov) helped them a lot for no apparent reason too.
Wasn't he supposed to defend last years' title?
Lanterne Rouge: "Wout van Aert SHOCKED by Sepp Kuss CRAZY Pulls"
Sepp: "I'm not called the best domestique for nothing"
Wait what the climb is not really called the climb of fourteen percent
I think it is, and the saddest thing is that 14% is the max slope and the average slope is only 5.8%...
La Vuelta is already outdoing Le Tour with excitement and sterling surprises! That's what happens when there are no ALIENS!
Seeing Sepp don this tells me two things. He’s an amazing teammate and he’s not there for GC. No way he would have killed him self and burned so much energy. If he was there for GC he would have sat on everyone’s wheel.
Bora is a mess of a team.
Wout better work for Sepp the rest of the race
As if van Aert ever failed to show up if work needs to be done.
Ali lahko Oconer zmaga
BORA director should resign. Roglic will choke and Kuss out of the top 10. Best Grand Tour of the decade fireworks to come. Never been so many mid level stars contending
Well, if Roglic wins the Vuelta, Red Bull is happy. If Van Aert wins a stage, Red Bull is happy. And so they rode today. Quite surprising that this kind of sponsoring is possible in cycling.
Is there anyway Vlasov chased down Sivakov for Politics?? Sivakov (born in Italy) but citizen of both Russia and France changed riding under the Russian Flag for France in March 2022, the time of the Invasion of Ukraine.
Does anyone know if Vlasov is still "chummy" with Sivakov? Perhaps did he chase back an ex-compatriot because he didn't want to see him win and this wasn't about Team Tactics at all? Anyone have any insider knowledge here?
D-Mart too STRONK for the mountain train. Not the first time he's been too powerful for his team leader.
sorry, I really love watching your videos but your placement for Join Cycling doesn’t make sense because it is normal that your sprint peak goes up when you train less. This can be explained with the VLaMax which is going up if you train less and which is your anaerobic turbo. With that you can produce more lactate which is essential for short efforts like a 10 seconds sprint. By doing endurance training chronically you lower that VLaMax which effects your high anaerobic efforts negatively. So your 10s peak probably got better because of a higher VLaMax because you did less training and not because you did special training (could be a reason as well but probably not that effecting)
Shut up nerd
Blah, blah, blah….
Use of crazy as an adjective
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@@JanneBernards 0