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Please note that this is an automated translation and it will not be perfect. All articles have been written in English and if anything appears to not make sense, please double check in English. Comments 84 Comments / 84 New Jumbo-Visma looks set to become the first team ever to win all three Grand Tours in a single season, and to sweep the podium in one. How are we to think about that? At this point, Jumbo-Visma looks set to not only win the Vuelta a España but to absolutely smother it. Not only do they have stage wins with all three of their leaders, and Sepp Kuss in the red jersey, they also look set to 1-2-3 the entire podium with what would be all three winners of this year’s Grand Tours. No team in history, not even in the days of Eddy Merckx, has ever won all three Grand Tours in a single year, much less swept the podium in one. What we are seeing is undoubtedly unprecedented. Jumbo-Visma’s dominance is somewhat different to dominances of the past 30 years, especially those

by Kate Wagner Sep 8, 2023 More from Kate Wagner + At this point, Jumbo-Visma looks set to not only win the Vuelta a España but to absolutely smother it. Not only do they have stage wins with all three of their leaders, and Sepp Kuss in the red jersey, they also look set to 1-2-3 the entire podium with what would be all three winners of this year’s Grand Tours. No team in history, not even in the days of Eddy Merckx, has ever won all three Grand Tours in a single year, much less swept the podium in one. What we are seeing is undoubtedly unprecedented. Jumbo-Visma’s dominance is somewhat differ

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