Sepp Kuss sees own history repeating itself with new Vuelta a España leader Ben O’Connor

Here’s a scenario: a first-week breakaway in the Vuelta a España sees a dark horse favourite unexpectedly gain considerable time on the main contenders and claim both the stage win and take a significant advantage overall. That’s what happened to Sepp Kuss in 2023 and it’s happened again with Ben O’Connor in 2024.

Speaking at the finish in Yunquera, the 2023 Vuelta champion recognised there were definitely similarities between how he had both taken a stage victory last year at Javalambre and made important inroads on GC.