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United States\u2019 Sepp Kuss of Team Visma | Lease A Bike celebrates winning the 19th stage of the Giro d\u2019Italia cycling race, from Feltre to Alleghe, Italy, Friday, May 29, 2026. (Gian Mattia D\u2019Alberto\/LaPresse via AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

ALLEGHE, Italy \u2014 American rider Sepp Kuss soloed to victory on the toughest stage of the Giro d\u2019Italia on Friday, while Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Jonas Vingegaard remained firmly in the overall lead heading into the final two days.<\/p>

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The so-called queen stage had more than 5,000 meters of climbing across six tough ascents through the stunning Dolomites.<\/p>\n

That included the mighty Passo Giau, the highest point of this year\u2019s race and so brutal it was ranked \u201chors categorie\u201d \u2014 defying categorization.<\/p>\n

Kuss, who had been part of the day\u2019s breakaway, crossed the line at the summit finish of Alleghe 13 seconds ahead of Derek Gee-West to complete the Grand Tour trilogy, having won stages in the Tour de France and Spanish Vuelta, where he also finished first overall in 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, (the stage win) was never the primary goal,\u201d Kuss said. \u201cThe main challenge was to win the pink jersey for Jonas and so far it\u2019s looking good. When they told me the other night that I had the chance to go in the break I knew I had to seize the opportunity … it\u2019s something I always dreamt of.\u201d<\/p>\n

Giulio Ciccone was third, 36 seconds behind Kuss and just ahead of Felix Gall and Vingegaard.<\/p>\n

Ciccone attacked on the descent of the penultimate climb and had an advantage of more than a minute on his breakaway companions at the start of the final ascent but the Italian was caught by Kuss with just over two kilometers remaining of the 151-kilometer (94-mile) route.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the bottom … I thought, \u2018Well it\u2019s over,\u2019 and to be honest I was a bit demotivated because I thought it was over but I just tried to focus on doing the fastest climb possible,\u201d Kuss said. \u201cLots of suffering because I knew I had to push it all the way to the line.<\/p>

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\u201cBut I knew my mother was going to be standing 500 meters from the finish and big shout out to her and my family because I really only see them a few weeks every year and it\u2019s hard to stay in contact with everybody that\u2019s far away. So, it was really nice to have her there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vingegaard maintained his overall lead of 4 minutes, 3 seconds clear of Felix Gall. Jai Hindley moved into third, just over a minute further back.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, I\u2019m very proud. Sepp is just such a good guy,\u201d Vingegaard said. \u201cHe\u2019s the one guy you would always say he deserves it the most and he\u2019s the guy who would never ask for anything and that he then takes the stage is just incredible.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been there every time I won a Grand Tour so it shows how important he is. That I can give just a little bit back to him. … it\u2019s just something that I\u2019m really happy about.\u201d<\/p>\n

The winner of the Giro d\u2019Italia will be all but decided on Saturday\u2019s penultimate stage before the largely processional ride to Rome the following day.<\/p>\n

The 20th stage is a 200-kilometer (124-mile) route from Gemona del Friuli that has three classified climbs, including the top-category ascent to the finish in Piancavallo.<\/p>

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The women\u2019s Giro starts on Saturday and ends on June 7.<\/p>\n

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AP cycling: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/cycling<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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