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James Moultrie

Paul Seixas loses vital climbing domestique Matthew Riccitello on stage 1 of the Dauphiné

FOIA, PORTUGAL - FEBRUARY 19: (L-R) Matthew Riccitello of United States and Paul Seixas of France and Team Decathlon CMA CGM compete during the 52nd Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta 2026, Stage 2 a 183.5km stage from Portimao to Foia (Monchique) 882m on February 19, 2026 in Foia, Portugal. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).

Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM) will have to go without one of his vital domestiques at the Dauphiné, the race he described as his Tour de France "rehearsal", with young US rider Matthew Riccitello abandoning the race on stage 1.

Riccitello has raced successfully alongside Seixas several times this season already in the Algarve and at Itzulia Basque Country, and was one of the riders who joined him in Sierra Nevada for his recent altitude camp, but illness has forced him out of their latest race together.

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