Drama On Huge Summit Finish! | Vuelta A España 2023 Highlights - Stage 6

Vuelta a España 2023 stage 6 highlights. A 183.1km mountainous stage from La Vall d'Uixó to the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre. The summit finish on the Pico del Buitre (10.9km at 8%) averages over 10% for its final 5km.
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[@jaybobd]

Great to see Sepp rewarded for his hard work. A superdomestique riding in three grand Tours is bananas!

[@stevemt3238]

Very happy for Sepp. A seldom occurring opportunity like this was maximized.

[@jaredwilkerson3869]

Sepp is a class act. Good to see him in front, but he has a smile on his face even when he’s in his usual domestique role.

[@jimminychristmas8100]

Big ups to Sepp! Never seen a rider high-fiving the fans... That was awesome!!

[@matduan7494]

the high five itself caused him +2 second...hahaha..just kidding cheers TJV

[@jsmith1455]

He did it in his last Vuelta stage win a couple (?) years ago too.

[@danielp709]

Mountain and cyclocross riders do it often.

[@red-one5923]

I saw it lot of time!

[@BlueMoonday19]

If that costs him the Vuelta, I would be surprised. Look at his domestiques!

[@theupperechelon7634]

Kuss looked so happy. Good for him!

[@joserubero7002]

A great reward for a great work horse ❤ Thank you ! 🎉🚴🚴🚴🚴🚴🏆

[@xdd1853]

Yes

[@xdd1853]

Why are they using aero bikes on mountain stage?

[@joserubero7002]

@@xdd1853 just to be able to sell them because no one are buying them.😂Check ur local bike shop 😂

[@BlueMoonday19]

@@xdd1853 not sure there is much difference these days unless you are a proper goat. Maybe the team 'partner' prefers you ride their more expensive and latest frame...

[@jason561120]

It's great to see Kuss get a big stage win! He deserves it!

[@atomiste4312]

So happy for Martinez in red, the future of french cycling for sure

[@rangersmith4652]

Sepp fully earned a stage win after all the work he did in the other Tours. He could be _the_ GC man on many teams, and I'm sure he's aware of that. So is Jumbo.

[@fetizsrami]

So happy for sepp Kuss he deserves it.

[@sudeshpawar123]

Sepp, Roglic and Jones can be on the final La Vuelta podium.

[@philipmeisterl]

Really hope sepp wins tbh he deserves it always the best domestique

[@woetmann1]

Sepp will be too tired in the end of this race. After 3 Grand tours. Also in TDF he started of great but of course lost stamina in the end. But very understandable

[@BlueMoonday19]

@@woetmann1 Get what you're saying, but why then did Jumbo let him win the stage. If he is there to support Primoz or Jonas then was this stage about giving Jumbo another card to play. Was it to make the most of Remco having a bad day and give them him three riders to mark? Fair enough, when you have a team as stacked as Jumbo then why not. So many options.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

@BlueMoonday19 they had him up there to help incase he was needed. Not needing him and winning is icing on the cake for the team.

[@inyeeta2029]

​@@BlueMoonday19I guess sometimes you have to let your domnestiques win races just for moral. He was free to ride couple races in tdf, giro and vuelta in the last years.

[@franks9753]

Sepp is such a good guy 🎉

[@daveandrew589]

SEPP!! Awesome. Don't forget that this is his 3rd grand tour this year. Party in Durango tonight.

[@yvesrosenbaum7718]

It's going to be very complicated for Remco to win this Vuelta, but finishing on the podium remains possible. But one thing was somehow comforting : he finished the climb with a stronger pace, closing a bit the gap with Roglic. It means he knows his limits very well. He could have tried to answer To Roglic's attack and burn himself instead. Wise management of the final climb I'd say

[@Sportsloverandrew]

I'm not his biggest fan by any means. But what he did today was wise. That's how you always stay near the top with a shot to win. Look at Jonas and Roglic. We've seen them get dropped here and there but it's rare when it's a ton of time lost. I always feel like that's an underrated aspect for bonafide G.T. leaders.

[@jsmith1455]

They edited out Sepp's biggest pull of the day... from a magnum of Cava on the podium.

[@perryroobay]

4:05 That kid's joy is resounding - super stoked for Sepp!!!!

[@emilysmith5654]

So thrilled for Sepp! After watching his fantastic performance in the Tour de France, he so deserved a win like this!👍🎉🚴‍♂️

[@Geertjuh6464]

Going for the triple😎💛🖤

[@Pierrrrrrrrrrrrrrre]

Martinez, Bardet, Landa, Soler, Poels... quite the climber's podium for this stage! Landa is going to be a great teammate to Evenpoel next year!

[@D3monSlayer77]

Jumbo Visma team is a juggernaut. It's going to be very difficult for Remco.

[@AdamGordon1]

These highlights are excellent now. Great work.

[@shepshape2585]

Excited to see an American win a stage in a grand tour, and Sepp deserves it. He puts in SO much work for his team and is an amazing climber.

[@alfredoalmeida6754]

Parabéns Kuss 👏👏👏 Força João Almeida 💪💪 Está a ser uma Vuelta excelente com muitos candidatos e muita luta bem melhor que o Tour que foi um duelo. Abraço desde Aveiro para todos os amantes de ciclismo 🇵🇹

[@kenmcdonald3963]

The clip of Sepp neckin the champagne on the podium afterwards is hilarious!

[@adamc2579]

Jumbo, please work for Sepp. If he has the legs of course, after two tours already. Show the workhorse some love. He’s def a strong enough rider to lead.

[@blackdog2994]

Jumbo did show the love. They let him go alone and win a stage. His primary job is to set a high pace in the mountains and protect the team leader. Vingegaard and Roglic are stronger riders, they are the team leaders.

[@adamc2579]

@@blackdog2994 obviously. I’d just love to see Seb get a chance being as he has a two minute lead.

[@ryantaylor6845]

I agree Jumbo should now work for Sepp!

[@oneiilldashuffler]

I am 95% sure that Remco wore red the jersey for the last time this Vuelta '23.

[@2niteL8R]

Great to see Kuss having a win, such a hard worker

[@erlendbor6101]

I’m to happy for Sepp. He is one of the biggest reason Jumbo Visma has won 2 grans tours. Well deserved!

[@dcrunicycles]

Thank you from Truckee California

[@user-ru1yn9sh9l]

That was massive Sepp Kuss and happy for R Bardet too ❤

[@JuanGarcia-qk2xh]

awesome content !

[@JD-2424]

Jumbo-Visma team is almost unfair at this point. How on earth is anyone going to beat them?

[@veganpotterthevegan]

Jonas wasn't a bought star. He was developed and became more than what anyone expected. Roglic was similar as a skier ffs😅

[@BlueMoonday19]

@@veganpotterthevegan sure, but I do not think you could say they were both prodigies that were nurtured through an academy system? They were both wild cards in a way, who came to the sport late, demonstrating rare talent. I guess what Jumbo may be good at, as well as common development no doubt, is also being able to scout talent from uncommon sources. Granted, Denmark is not an uncommon source, but Jonas was not a Danish cycling super kid.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

@BlueMoonday19 Jumbo has a big budget. A lot of this was luck. They've signed many riders that didn't become anything and never got suited up for GTs. They probably also have superior doping cycles/monitoring. *Everyone is doping. Some do it better than others and individuals can be extremely high responders to the same drugs.

[@inyeeta2029]

​@@veganpotterthevegan"a lot of that was luck" - Well, this is just absurd. You don't win that many GT's cause of "a lot of luck". They are just better than every other team.

[@veganpotterthevegan]

@inyeeta2029 Uh, they throw a lot of resources at different people until it sticks. It's not like every rider they've signed has made massive WT success. I have nothing bad to say about what Jumbo has done. It doesn't hurt that potential stars look for them too

[@kdhncklkxc2735]

Valter and Sepp great work guys! ❤

[@gmax6579]

Keep up the content GCN! 💪

[@mambawatts]

Sepp!

[@VideobyKB]

It’d be nice to see Jumbo fake-out Evenepoel with Roglic and Vingegaard, and support Seppy all the way to an overall GC win. After everything he’s done to help them win the Giro and the Tour, he deserves it, and he is more than capable of it after today’s stage. Fan favourite for sure 👌

[@darreneaton2145]

Great job Sepp🇺🇲

[@charliedillon1400]

Colorado proud. Hammer time. Get some Sepp.

[@red-one5923]

Well done young frenchman! Keep going

[@jeffturner8927]

Sepp is a joy to watch. So smooth.

[@tankbirdfinder6219]

Hmm, maybe Jonas and Primos should ride for Sepp? He did it for them in the first two this year, he's certainly no slouch on the MTN's. I am U.S. and would love to see that. Let me have my dream today please. Probably won't happen, but fun to think about. I'm personally a HUGE fan of Sepp and credit him for many of Primos and Jonas's successes. Yay Durango-Kid!!

[@psps54]

Sure Sepp have upperhand now and it would be great to see, but i think it's possible only if Roglic would be dropped, otherwise we have to remember that he's riding for the record :)

[@haroldc9607]

If he has dreams of winning a grand tour, this course really suits him well. Turned loose and with a little help he is capable of making up the time he will lose in the TT. Especially on the Angrilu

[@PhilippeMarchand-xw1zp]

Lenny Martinez is the son of Miguel Martinez former Cross-country Olympic champion and grandson of Marianno Martinez the 78 Tour king of the moutain.

[@tweedledee4605]

Unlucky rem! Happy for kuss. Not sure why you would let kuss in the break if you were anyone but jumbo

[@iansemroc8943]

Remco got no chance after this stage, just imagine what’s gonna happen on the tourmalet or the Angliru

[@martinmalone6324]

never rated his chances anyway!!

[@richardmccaughey5928]

I couldn't understand why so much of the cycling media was gushing over Remco after Stage 3. As if he had the Vuelta all but wrapped up. With Sepp on form (yippee) and both Primoz and Jonas riding well, I don't see a lot of hope (barring a catastrophe) for Remco.

[@delightchinosengwa1431]

​@@richardmccaughey5928jumbo team is something else

[@riquelmeone]

real cycling fans knew with this line-up and course Remco was not even a contender

[@de4ds1ghtcsgo94]

​@@richardmccaughey5928he chose his own pace. He will pull another 2022 and gap them a min then keep the pace. He might win. He might not

[@gregmuon]

Is it just me or does it seem like there's been a lot more crashes since disc brakes were introduced? In the bad old days campy brakes were designed for fine control rather than brute force, and though non racers would laugh at that notion, they did make it easy to stay 6 inches off the wheel in front of you even on a tricky course.

[@troycollett8540]

It’s not disc brakes the intensity of racing has gone up

[@bruno_dias]

Clearly you don't understand disc brakes. You can setup power and also modulation. And statistically there are not more accidents now, only speed has gone up and riders take more chances.

[@fotocopylengkong4531]

Strategi yg cemerlang tim jumbo visma mantul ...

[@candacereynolds1723]

KUSS KUSS Vinny & Rog work for you now!!! (-:

[@BaLuuish]

They go for a triple podium in Madrid it appears. And it appears to me they will achieve it, baring injury, mechanicals, etc.

[@iwonanatalia5476]

What is that big hole or Cave they showed at the end?

[@danielcojocaru728]

Good job kuss

[@phil4455]

Great stage, maybe shouldn’t have bothered with high 5s as it cost some time. Good recovery from Remco near top of climb, think he hasn’t got strength in depth with team

[@laggypirates]

Sepp is an absolute legend

[@rokeroLN]

Bien por Sepp, sabía que Remco no le duraría mucho la camiseta roja y creo que a Martínez tampoco le va a durar mucho

[@Mrocznyty]

Nice

[@ravisingh-wx6ev]

Sepp,jumbo made you stay too long to do this...hats off😊

[@chadbrow]

With the race being so climbing-centric, and both Jonas and Roglic winning a grand tour, Jumbo-Visma should put Kuss in a leadership role and support him for the win.

[@masdjadi]

Sepp for US President 😂❤

[@diegogarces6931]

Sepp ❤❤❤

[@peterfranzjr.1190]

Please stop with the spoilers. I don't get to watch the race and right after Sepp crossed the line you said "but he won't wear the leader's jersey" ...

[@aaronbuys]

GC Kuss!!

[@CelixFat]

And this was how La Vuelta was won.

[@sebastianbiel2106]

Have we finally found the next French Grand Tour winner? Also, I don't see how TJV can not win this Vuelta.

[@Sportsloverandrew]

At this point if your Jumbo you tell Kuss to stay close Sunday. Go all out on the TT. If he comes out still ahead of Remco after Tuesday. Remco is about to have a problem on his hands wouldn't you think?

[@footballshirtlegitcheck]

Sepp🙌🏼

[@antoinethompson-leduc7687]

Why was Eveneopoel looking to give away the gc? Does the leader / leading team have extra responsibilites?

[@waynevanhuyssteen6250]

Reckon TJV gonna ride for Sepp now? He could win surely?

[@PunkAssholeBitchMotherF]

Valter Ati!!!

[@aidanoc19]

40 in a group isn't a breakaway, it's a split in the peleton surely!? Well done Sepp, just reward for his selflessness all year.

[@haydenjames1391]

exactly, i dont get how or why they let 30 of the best climbers in the race go up the road

[@Baykbasic]

LETS GO KUSSLETS GO JUMBO

[@brianharder7714]

Kuss loves this race and made the most of his ride to the line. True joy for him. Great effort.

[@JUST-TAP-IT-IN]

Who is this rider called Vin gago?

[@zebulonspruijt1645]

The youngest since 1904??? Can hardly believe it.

[@kaltonian]

fast day tomorrow

[@mr.football6078]

Can Martinez dream about it? So far, I don’t think so, but he has a bright future and maybe, if everything goes well, he can end France’s tour drought

[@matthillard9363]

People are so quick to jump to conclusions. There are still over 2 weeks. One day its remco is unstoppable and now he has no chance. ITT approaching after rest day. Id think jonas will have a commanding lead after the tourmalet stage. UAE aren't completely at a loss if soler rides for the team

[@NikolausLim]

What did Bardet say to Martinez at the finish? He looked unhappy...

[@red-one5923]

No it's a sign of redition with his head

[@alanoneill3065]

Kuss definitely deserved a win

[@ExpertYouTubeCommentator]

Remco clearly not in the same league as Roglic, Vingegaard and Pogacar

[@jakobgudmund8197]

think he can match Roglic on his day but two fully fit Vingegaard and Pogacar would annihilate him, especially Pogacar

[@pepijnprins5811]

Nah man, maybe on his best day, but not over the course of 3 weeks. Remco is a classic/monument rider. Wout also did some pretty amazing stuff in the mountains, but is not a gc rider… just as remco

[@karl8805]

​@@pepijnprins5811remco is a classic/monument rider? Is that why he avoids them all? Guy only ever rides races that the big dogs dont do

[@andrasszabo1570]

@@karl8805 Vuelta? World Championships? Giro? Liége? Catalunya? If the big dogs avoided riding all of them, how come they were on the same startlists?

[@BlueMoonday19]

@@jakobgudmund8197 Agreed regarding Primoz. As for the other two, come join the rest of the planet

[@pucuk1668]

what drama ? care to elaborate..?

[@Joshua-dx7zn]

Always great when an American wins even if it is the Jumbo Visma team

[@charliedillon1400]

Country first when it comes to World Tour races!

[@frankchan5547]

Awful commentary- how far behind Remco is Roglic and Jonas? Surely that is the key result??????????

[@tomr5785]

Agreed, Carlton Kirby is the worst cycling commentator out there, maybe even the worst of any sport

[@andrasszabo1570]

The gaps weren't that big, in the end Evenepoel only lost 32 seconds to Roglic and Vingegaard. The GC is pretty tight. Evenepoel still leads the GC conteders. Mas +3, Vingegaard +5, Roglic +11, Ayuso +19, Uijtdebroeks +21, Almeida +30.

[@cbcacbca]

Will Sepp have to join another team to go for a tour win, not just stage wins.

[@kp9095]

High five cost him jursey

[@MattGrovesFTW]

The world would be better with more Sepps

[@Draxindustries1]

Far more interesting would be trade bike racing with a week's supply of groceries in the basket..

[@ToddiThaKid]

Please take a moment and figure out how to pronounce the rider's names.. it's not MartinEz but MartInez.. and it's not pronounced VingeGO...lol.

[@JUST-TAP-IT-IN]

Exactly. His pronunciation of riders names gets worse every time!

[@ToddiThaKid]

@@JUST-TAP-IT-IN 😅

[@armaniusmaximus]

Finally an American success in a major race. Was Chris Horner that last American to win a stage at a grand tour?

[@ianhandley4116]

It was Kuss himself winning 2021 TdF stage into Andorra

[@armaniusmaximus]

@@ianhandley4116 Thanks for info!

[@tonilauge5786]

No Way Remco will win the vuelta! Jay Vine crashes out😭 worrying form For Mas. Sepp Kuss finally won a stage👍 Third Grand Tour this Year!

[@troycollett8540]

Why would you think jay has worrying form? He was in very good shape and very unlucky

[@tonilauge5786]

@@troycollett8540 I meant that Enrique Mas has worryeng form. UAE lost a Top 5 Contender and helper for Ayuso and Almeida. Can't see others to challenge Jumbo Visma.

[@widionugroho7917]

i think that is jumbo strat to put sepp on GC behalf of the team, they did to build a stronger team as they manage 3 GT with each leaders, giro with PR, le tour with JV and vuelta with SK, lets see next year this domination continues, as they dont need waste such GC talent to become domestique, in other words they can split teams into 3 for each GT which somewhat equal

[@koenvandeneede8702]

Why drama??

[@tomogorman3947]

Best stage of a Grand Tour this year

[@ryanraikman2413]

USA USA USA USA DURANGO

[@muluyeabyo8767]

I wait for you the summerise. Don't late

[@sirajosman5913]

Jonas put 7 minutes on generational rider pogcar do you thiink waffel eating belgian stood a chance

[@delightchinosengwa1431]

Imagine 😂😂😂

[@apolloniusbeitsman5444]

The waffle eating Belgian Merckx is better than anything you will ever produce. Case closed. And Evenepoel is so bad he's already world champ TT and road at 23 😂😂😂😂

[@sirajosman5913]

I hit some nerves i guess i didn't try to compare myself to him Einstein i said jonas gonna expose him reply to it.

[@yvesrosenbaum7718]

@@sirajosman5913 although I don't think Remco can beat Jonas or even Primos, he is still ahead in the classification and lost only 30 sec, finishing the climb stronger than them. There are still plenty of stages, and a time trial. It's maybe too soon to be that affirmative

[@Pomi3001]

I have no idea why Remco is persistently trumpeted as one of key GC candidates in 3 week races. He clearly doesn't have the right predispositions, he is a rider for classics and monuments

[@satori8626]

Remco won the vuelta last year, so it makes sense, that he is one of the candidates to win this year.

[@karl8805]

​@@satori8626he won because noone showed up... And the 1 quy that did, crashed... So remco won

[@cesc1495]

​@@karl8805exactly👌

[@andrasszabo1570]

@@karl8805 Roglic, López, Nibali, Landa, Hindley, Pinot, Carapaz, Geoghegan Hart, Rodríguez, Mas, Yates, Ayuso, Almeida... Seems like a lot of guys showed up despite "noone showed up"... The Vuelta is not a 2.2 race. There'll never be one where no good rider shows up and somebody wins by default.

[@AlessioPunzi]

Long live FUGA BIDONE !

[@peterderidder9922]

STUPID from sepp to do high fives, one of the spectators could have covid ! annyway a nice victory of sepp ! Remco played it verry smart , he didnt forced himself . He showed 2 days ago how good he is . In the Vuelta of 2023 he did the same and everyboddy was telling " remco cant ride a whole grand tour on a big level " and they where all wrong because he won that vuelta ;-) . So lets all hope Remco can hold up this level, ottherwise its gonna be a boring vuelta if Jumwo controlls and wins it all . All ther rest of the teams can fight for the thirth place in this vuelta....

[@WTM_abteilung]

Cycling community when Jumbo Visma drops Pogačar: 💉💉💉 Cycling community when Jumbo Visma drops Evenepoel: 😍😍😍

[@dugldoo]

Great job Sepp!! But pompous old Carlton Kirby is back to his tiresome rambling fluff without telling us much about the key dynamics of the race.

[@everythingexplored5233]

Your website is terrible ! That is the 2nd time you have bumped my account and now I can’t login it’s crazy . Great content terrible site for customers if any problems

[@everythingexplored5233]

And you are still taking my subscription money ! And I have to watch these crappy 5 minute highlights and you won’t let me login

[@troycollett8540]

I have had no issues

[@Quazzymon]

First