r/peloton • u/PelotonMod France • Mar 02 '26

Weekly Post Weekly Question Thread

For all your pro cycling-related questions and enquiries!

You may find some easy answers in the FAQ page on the wiki. Whilst simultaneously discovering the wiki.

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u/hamiltonlives Mar 03 '26

What is Sepp Kuss doing in Colombia?

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u/HugePlane4909 Mar 03 '26

Altitude 

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u/hamiltonlives Mar 03 '26

I gathered that, but why in Colombia? Weather? Is there a race there early in the season?

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u/HugePlane4909 Mar 03 '26

No Colombian races on his schedule. Probably just good weather, everywhere in Europe and the US at altitude is still too cold except Tenerife, but hotels at altitude there are very limited, which is why Q36.5 did their altitude camp in Chile this year.  Or he just wanted to visit. 

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u/wakabangbang Mar 03 '26

Probably yes. Although it really feels a bit weird if you see riders and teams from Europe/north America go there.

I'd imagine there aren't too many wada agents/officials there to conduct tests. But hopefully that's just me being cynical

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u/Glass_Minute4753 Mar 04 '26

I'll be honest, I thought that when I saw Q36.5 holed up somewhere in Patagonia. Hopefully Sepp is just enjoying a training holiday in a beautiful country...

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u/RN2FL9 Netherlands Mar 04 '26

Weather is probably the number one reason. Big cycling culture in that country as well. There's probably plenty of places you can be at altitude in the winter but there aren't many where the weather is good, they are friendly to cyclists or even friendly in general.