Sepp Kuss<\/a>, Wout van Aert, and Simon
\nYates, will be critical in the high mountains. The team remains optimistic,
\neven if UAE has been immovable so far.<\/p>\n\u201cThere are 1000 scenarios that can happen on a day like
\nthis, but first of all, it was amazing that Simon could win the stage,\u201d Kuss
\ntold reporters. \u201cUAE rode a strong race, and we couldn’t crack them just yet,
\nbut it was nice to try.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSimilar to other years, now we’re definitely more the
\nunderdogs, so we have to be a bit more creative than just going as fast as we
\ncan up the last climb,\u201d he said. \u201cI think every team has their different
\ntactics: some stick more to the book, some not, but in the end, on stages like
\nthis, you can be a bit more creative.\u201d<\/p>\n
They\u2019ve yet to find the weak spot, but Visma is still
\nhunting.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou never know [when you will crack them], on paper, it’s
\nnot so easy, but you just have to wait for the moment,\u201d Kuss added. \u201cThey’re
\nriding really well, really strong, and they have a great team. We just have to
\nfocus on our performance, see what we can get out of ourselves and go from
\nthere.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the pressure, morale within the team is high. \u201cWe
\nwere always where we needed to be together, and it was a pleasure,\u201d said Kuss.
\n\u201cI’m also having a bunch of fun with the group, and we’re laughing a lot, so
\nit’s a really good atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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