Thursday provided a good day to recover for Durango’s Sepp Kuss at the Tour de France.Stage 6 was completed without problem for the American on Team Jumbo-Visma. An early breakaway group that included American Neilson Powless of EF Pro Cycling would get away from the peloton, and Jumbo-Visma and rival Ineos Grenadiers didn’t show much interest in trying to catch the breakaway riders, who were all well behind in the standings.While Astana Pro Team’s Alexey Lutsenko would ride solo to the finish in 4 hours, 32 minutes, 34 seconds, the Jumbo-Visma riders maintained position safely in the peloton. An unexpected climb to Tour de France debut for Sepp Kuss. Primoz Roglic (SLO) — 65:37:07 2. The breakaway group was all really strong riders. 96. And I have enjoyed. 27. I fully expect it to act like a thresher on the GC.Everyone also keeps talking about how the third week will see a lot of riders blowing up, but I fear the GC could largely be sewn up on Sunday if Roglič the King Slayer shows up. Sunday’s climbing finale up Grand Colombier is the first “hors-categorie” summit in the 2020 Tour, and it will be raced behind closed doors due to the new measures.I spoke to a few riders at the start on Saturday in Clermont-Ferrand, and asked them about the new safety measure. It doesn’t matter. “I haven’t heard explicitly but I think I’ll be likely in a free role – do what you can, there’s no pressure to win, and just see what you can do. The explosive finale in the Massif Central was perfect for the Slovenian slayers Primož Roglič and Tadej Pogačar. Click here. Aigoual. 25. “To be honest, I don’t think too much about the attack, I just went. Carlos Verona also was given the same penalty.Kuss, 25, and Jumbo-Visma put Wednesday’s misfortune behind them and rode safely to the finish at Stage 6 with eyes on harder days to come in the mountains this weekend before the first of two rest days on Monday.“There’s so much to come later in the race,” Kuss said in a post-stage interview with NBC Sports. Even the “no break” stage into Privas ended with a flurry of surges to put a sting in the legs. 55. By my estimation, Bernal will lose around a minute to Roglič in the final time trial, so Bernal needs to claw back 59 seconds and then another minute to have a realistic chance to win the Tour for a second year. I think we need to stay focused, we need to fight until Paris. Right now, those restrictions won’t impact every stage between here and Paris. I need to enjoy the race. He will be riding for results alongside,The five-day race in Spain will give Kuss more racing time with Bennett before the Tour, and allow,“It’ll be a good opportunity for George and me, we’ll be leading I think,” Kuss said in a telephone interview. But, yeah, we just stayed together. (Photo by Benoit Tessier - Pool/Getty Images).Become a member to unlock this story and receive other great perks.With a growing spike in infections across France, it’s somewhat surprising that this new rule won’t be applied to all of the remaining stages. covid-19: enhanced health and safety measures. I remember the Beijing Olympics in 2008 as well. Aigoual. Create a personalized feed and bookmark your favorites.CANTAL, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 11: Pas de Peyrol - Le Puy Mary Cantal (1589m)/ Fans / Public / Mountains / during the 107th Tour de France 2020, Stage 13 a 191,5km stage from Châtel-Guyon to Pas de Peyrol - Le Puy Mary Cantal 1589m / #TDF2020 / @LeTour / on September 11, 2020 in Cantal, France. The young Coloradan is currently en route to Team Jumbo-Visma’s pre-season training camp in Tignes, France… It was more like a burst of speed at the end to stay out of trouble in the fast run-in to Lyon, but he was pretty happy about that.“Everyone was on the limit. I just want to get back to it.”.Get the latest race news, results, commentary, and tech, delivered daily to your inbox.© 2020 Pocket Outdoor Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.An all-access membership to VeloNews for less than $1/week.Sepp Kuss in line for Tour de France debut,Inside Sepp Kuss’s rapid climb to the top of the WorldTour,Sepp Kuss keeps cool as he eyes Tour de France debut with Jumbo-Visma. 74. And for me that that works out really well, that’s how I like to ride. And rightly so. 21. He attacked. Even if the teams were really motivated to chase, I think it would have been hard to bring them back. Dumoulin finished 15th, 2:53 behind Lutsenko. With key Tour warmup race the Critérium du Dauphiné next on his schedule, August 12-16, and just a week after that, the start of the Tour, Kuss’ climbing chops will be put to the test on the mountainous second stage right out of Nice.“It comes fast — you think it’s always in the distance, but then all of a sudden, everything is here,” Kuss said. But I’ve had a good few weeks up here in Andorra, I’m feeling good. Bernal should do better once he can open up his wings on the longer, higher climbs in the Alps.Despite the positive spin, there’s no denying it’s not looking great right now. Create a personalized feed and bookmark your favorites.Photo: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images,The young Coloradan is currently en route to Team,“I can train just as well solo, up here in Andorra,” Kuss told,“We’ll have all the guys there, the nutritionists, directors, all of that – we will start to properly dial things in for August. Get the latest race news, results, commentary, and tech, delivered daily to your inbox. 06 Sep. Tour de France - Stage 9. Tour de Hoody: Fan restrictions tighten at the Tour de France; Bernal attacks; Sepp Kuss’ birthday. The official GC says Bernal is currently 59 seconds back, but my personal calculus says he needs to double that if he wants to win. We’re looking to get to Paris.”.The riders are accustomed to performing without fanfare, as there are plenty of pro races that simply do not attract fans. Watch NFL ... including rising American Sepp Kuss. They said … Nobody showed up for the men’s race, and the empty roadsides drew bad press. That’s my hot take.So, how did Bernal react Saturday in the race? “I think it was a perfect day for the breakaway. Let’s hope I am wrong.Also on Sunday, it’s Sepp Kuss’s 26th birthday. His job isn’t to try to win the Tour de France but to help teammates Primož Roglic and Tom Dumoulin contend for the yellow jersey. It’s a doubtful scenario, but maybe Sepp will find another way to celebrate his special day.Get the latest race news, results, commentary, and tech, delivered daily to your inbox.© 2020 Pocket Outdoor Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.An all-access membership to VeloNews for less than $1/week.limit fans at the finish lines and mountaintop finales,Tour de Hoody: The odd sound of a Tour de France without fans,‘Everything is different in this Tour de France,’ says Nicolas Roche,Tour de France officials to limit public access on 27 climbs due to COVID-19.
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