{"id":31385,"date":"2023-09-29T20:28:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T20:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durango-devo-hosting-homecoming-celebration-for-famed-cyclist-sepp-kuss\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:39:29","slug":"durango-devo-hosting-homecoming-celebration-for-famed-cyclist-sepp-kuss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durango-devo-hosting-homecoming-celebration-for-famed-cyclist-sepp-kuss\/","title":{"rendered":"Durango Devo hosting homecoming celebration for famed cyclist Sepp Kuss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Sepp Kuss celebrates after finishing first overall in the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a on Sunday in Madrid. (Courtesy Team Jumbo-Visma)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

A homecoming celebration for famed Durango cyclist Sepp Kuss, who became the second-ever American to win the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a men\u2019s cycling race in Spain earlier this month, on Oct. 19 at Buckley Park.<\/p>\n

The celebration will feature a speech from Kuss and others and a bike parade down Main Avenue, along with live music, food, drinks and Kuss merchandise sales, a city of Durango news release says.<\/p>\n

Durango Devo executive director Levi Kurlander said in the release the cycling nonprofit \u201cis proud of all our alumni, and we\u2019re certainly proud of Sepp Kuss!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are honored to host the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a champion and Tour de France stage winner and celebrate his achievements in his hometown,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kuss\u2019s speech is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at Buckley Park. A question-and-answer session will also be held.<\/p>\n

The bike parade will begin at 4:30 p.m. at Buckley Park, head south on Main Avenue to the train station, left, then left on East Second Avenue, and north on East Second Avenue back to Buckley Park.<\/p>\n

The party will really kick off at 5:15 p.m. back at Buckley Park following the parade, with autograph signings and live music. The celebration formally ends at 7 p.m. when the park closes, the release says.<\/p>\n

The city warns parking will be limited and attendees are encouraged to ride their bikes to the cycling celebration.<\/p>\n

Kuss made history<\/a> by winning the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a\u2019s general classification on Sept. 17. The team he competed with, Jumbo-Visma, completed a unique trilogy with Kuss\u2019 final victory in the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a<\/a>, The Durango Herald<\/em> previously reported. For the first time in cycling history, the same team won all three grand tours in the same season.<\/p>\n

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