Article 5M2YH Sepp Kuss wins first Tour de France stage but Tadej Pogacar retains lead

Sepp Kuss wins first Tour de France stage but Tadej Pogacar retains lead

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Sepp Kuss, of the Jumbo-Visma team, won stage 15 of the Tour de France, from Ceret to Andorra-La-Vieille, after a 32-rider breakaway broke up on the final climbs of the Port d'Envalira and the first category Col de Bexailis.

The 26-year-old Coloradan, who lives in Andorra during the season, held off the pursuing veteran, Alejandro Valverde, of the Movistar team, on the final descent, to take a career-first win in the Tour.

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