Paul Siexas is still only 19 and will make his Tour de France debut this July, but such is his talent and determination that UAE Team Emirates-XRG sports manager Joxean Fernandez Matxin considers him a threat to Tadej Pogačar winning a fifth yellow jersey.
Matxin saw Seixas up close at the recent Tour Auvergne-Rhône Alpes as he guided Isaac del Toro to eventual overall victory. Seixas crashed hard on stage 6, bravely chased with his teammates to close a four-minute gap, but then was forced out of the race due to his injuries.
