‘Nice to have an opportunity’ – Sepp Kuss says GC remains top priority for Visma-Lease a Bike in Tour de France despite increasing interest in stages

Visma-Lease a Bike’s breakaway duo Sepp Kuss and teammate Simon Yates were both on the hunt for stage wins on Saturday’s lengthy stage 14 trek through the Pyrenees, Kuss confirmed after the day’s racing. On Saturday, it became clear that the Dutch squad continues to work mainly for Jonas Vingegaard on GC, but it is keeping more than half an eye on potential stage victories for its other riders as well.

Neither Kuss nor Yates, the latter already a stage winner in this year’s Tour, were able to stay on terms with Thymen Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers), who stormed away from the break on the Peyresourde for a spectacular lone victory at SuperBagnères.