Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM) is coming for Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG). He may have fallen short at Strade Bianche on Saturday, but while the World Champion was able to solo nonchalantly to a record fourth victory, the 19-year-old Frenchman in second place suggested he won’t have things all his own way for long.
Seixas is the sport’s latest teenaged super-talent and, after an eye-catching debut season in 2025, looks to have made the step to the very top of the sport since the turn of this year. A stage win and second overall at the Volta ao Algarve was followed by a win at the Faun Ardèche Classic, sending the hype machine into overdrive ahead of Saturday’s meeting with Pogačar.
