Perhaps the nicest guy in the pro peloton, Sepp Kuss welcomes Matt Stephens to his home in Andorra for a Sigma Sports Café Ride with enough high altitude climbing to really test Matt’s legs and lungs.
Known for his poker face in a race situation, the Team Visma Lease a Bike rider was all smiles on his home roads, even when the gradient kicked into double figures. The domestique turned Grand Tour winner is a bonafide people’s champion, always willing to help teammates and in this case; fix Matt’s puncture at the roadside.
A café stop at Hors Catégorie owned by former teammate Robert Gesink was the perfect setting for Sepp to discuss his famous win at Vuelta a Espana 2023, the impact it had on his career, and whether it changed his responsibilities in the team.
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42 Comments
A gentleman of the peloton is Sepp, whenever I see him and the team around here from the training camp in Tignes, he’s friendly & receptive. A quality guess at the altitude too Matt 🤘🏽💛
The hot n heavy opening is cinema 🤌🤣
I didn´t know Kuss but he looks like such a genuine guy and team player. Kudos to him!
Another exceptional interview by Matt! I love his style and humour 👌🏾 I also think Sepp Kuss is great and such a likeable character but I will NEVER forgive Jonas or Primoz for how they selfishly acted during Sepp’s Vuelta win.
Sepp is an absolute machine. I’ve seen him destroy many competitors on the hill. He has a great personality. Genuinely a good guy
I have had the honour of meeting Matt on two occasions, an absolute gentleman.
What an excellent and professional piece. The camera work was stunning and Matt has natural charm and warmth. Subscribed!! Thank you
ditch the caffeine, win the tour sepp!
Pure Class!
What a place to live and ride everyday. Congrats Sepp on everything. Kudos to the Argentinian butcher, ask him for a good tira de asado, and entraña for your next BBQ.
Matt has had his brakes fixed by Lachlan, and a tire fixed by Sepp. What will be the next mechanical Matt will get a pro rider to do?
Sausage & Beans🤣Heinz by any chance?
These videos are really good, please do one with Jay vine or Luke Plapp
Cheesy and boring
Sausage and beans – food of the gods.
SUPERB !! This video is a gem, a gift for all bike lovers, sport lovers and everyone. I enjoyed so much every second of it!! Thanks so much, Sepp is a beast, in all senses!
Anyone know the song used throughout this?
Sepp is pure class, making America proud with each pedal revolution. I was so happy to see Sepp not giving-in to the coffee snobbery by still using his drip coffee maker! Well done!
God bless Sepp and his family. Many congratulations. Many more. Thank you Matt. Great video.
Great video my favourite cafe ride yet
"Sepp Puss" sent me 😂
Truly the best cycling content around. Matt is a treasure
Matt Stephens sounds just like Gordon Ramsey
Always good vibes with sepp
Tell me you’re humble without saying you’re humble – wrapped WT trophy in closet
These are the best videos – there is no close second – just this. I loved it -more please! Cheers
Sepp didn’t unwrap his trophy because he didn’t win based off merit. He won because he filled a placeholder during an advantageous period of visma victory (Giro,TDF,Vuelta). It was customary.
Still can't get over Robert Gesink owns the cafe up the road from Sepp !
Well done Matt, another tour de force. You have a real talent at getting into the psychological aspects of the sport and an uncanny ability to draw some great insights from your interviewees
I remember watching Sepp racing for Rally in the Tour of Utah and I knew he was going to be something special. He's a beast in the mountains.
Guys now I am almost 17 years old from Ethiopia I want to be pro cyclist but there is now way to reach this level by peace way
So I decide to enter Europe illegally into France I hope the journey will be peace and I peacely reach Europe one day I will be championship of the world thank you!!❤
looks like a nice guy
Love these cafe ride. They show me why to never get a UC jersey again. Sweat shows up way too much..
Absolutely obsessed with the white car going backwards at 25:27…presume the clip is being played backwards but WHY???
That was so entertaining. Matt is so gifted. Sepp is the best, what a wonderful human being.
the best Kuss
good vibes man
You can tell Matt is silently hoping sepp slows down on that first climb…
incredible watching matt huff and puff and sepp isnt hardly out of breath at all.
I hate when you make the transitional music volume 485db and then the actual conversational audio requires a doctors stethoscope to hear it…. wtf are you doing editors??
My favourite episode! ❤ we love this series, we watch it regularly!
23:52 oh man, got no co2 😂❤