Sepp Kuss takes a patient approach to UAE Tour as he eyes Tour de France - "I don’t have any expectations, I’m just building slowly"

After taking a break that was filled with personal milestones and adventure, Sepp Kuss has returned to the WorldTour for his sixth season. With seven victories under his belt, Kuss remains just as passionate about cycling as he was on his first day in the sport.

Sepp Kuss began his season at the UAE Tour, where he spoke with Velonews and reasserted his unchanging passion for cycling. “I still love the bike. It’s a simple sport in the end of the day. To train, you just go out on your bike and adventure around,” Kuss told VeloNews.

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He further added, “The sport was already pretty detailed and data-driven when I joined, but it’s so scientific now. But you can take parts of that which work for you and leave aside the parts you don’t. The data side interests me, but I know myself and what motivates me, and that’s riding my bike, exploring the adventure.”

His expectations for the UAE Tour are not very high, but he sees it as a stepping stone towards his ultimate objective, which is the Tour de France. “It was a long off-season. I didn’t race after the first week of the Vuelta when I crashed, and so it’s taken make a while to get back up to speed. I just want to get a feel for being in the bunch again. The summit finishes are good for testing myself, but I don’t have any expectations – I’m just building slowly,” concluded the Jumbo Visma rider.