Teammates Sepp Kuss and Jonas Vingegaard dominated the high mountains for Visma-Lease a Bike on Friday as the former claimed a historic solo victory on stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia, and the latter firmly defended his overall lead. By winning the brutal mountain stage atop Piani di Pezzè in the Dolomites, Kuss became the 116th rider to complete the Grand Tour stage victory trilogy, with the American adding an Italian success to wins at the Tour de France in 2021 and the Vuelta a España in 2019 and 2023. The monstrous 151km stage through the Dolomites packed a brutal 5,000m of climbing into a relentless rollercoaster of high-altitude climbs and technical descents, before finishing in the Veneto village of Alleghe. Lidl-Trek’s Giulio Ciccone seized his chance on the final long descent, the Italian breaking free from the chasing group to establish a one-minute lead with 10km remaining.…