Our Vuelta preview, featuring Geraint Thomas, Sepp Kuss, Eddie Dunbar, Jay Vine and James Knox

RadioCycling

Our latest podcast focuses entirely on the Vuelta a España, the final Grand Tour of the season that has attracted, arguably, the best line-up of riders seen anywhere this season. In RadioCycling's deep dive into the Vuelta, these are the headline stories are...
As Primož Roglič and Jonas Vingegaard rekindle their partnership in Jumbo-Visma's bid to claim a first-ever season sweep by one team of all three Grand Tours, we speak to American ace climber Sepp Kuss, who played a key role in the Dutch team's Giro and Tour successes and has been selected to do the same job in Spain over the next three weeks.
We also hear from Geraint Thomas, second at the Giro in May and now set to make just his second appearance at the Vuelta at the head of an extremely strong Ineos Grenadiers team. The veteran Welshman talks about his desire to maintain his passion and competitiveness for as long as he can, and confesses that he'd love to make a return to the Tour de France next year.
Like Thomas, defending champion Remco Evenepoel goes into the Vuelta as the sole leader of his team. British climber James Knox is one of those tasked with helping the Belgian retain the title, and he tells us about Soudal-QuickStep's approach to the race and of the team's confidence in their leader after Evenepoel's recent victory in the world time trial championship in Glasgow.
As was the case at the Tour de France, where Tadej Pogačar and Adam Yates were their leaders, UAE Team Emirates will go into the Vuelta with dual contenders in Juan Ayuso, who was third last year, and João Almeida, who was third at the Giro. Winner of two Vuelta stages last year, Australian Jay Vine will be one of their key support riders in the mountains and explains how this role could play out and why the whole field has concerns about the Spanish weather.
Finally, we focus on Eddie Dunbar, the Irishman who was one of the breakthrough performers at the Giro in the spring. The Jayco-AlUla leader reveals what's he learned on the back of that great ride in Italy and how high he thinks he can fly in this most stellar of Grand Tours.
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