Rumours linking UAE Team Emirates-XRG to Paul Seixas have been swirling in the Belgian media, loud enough that Patrick Lefevere used his Nieuwsblad column to urge the young rider to sign anywhere but UAE. Now a new twist has emerged: a transfer between the same two teams, for a French rider but involving a different name entirely, and in the other direction.
According to L'Equipe, Pavel Sivakov will move from UAE to Decathlon on a three-year contract from 2027. The signing appears designed to send a message to Seixas, whose contract expires at the end of 2027, that Decathlon are building something worth staying for, even as UAE and reportedly Ineos Grenadiers circle the 19-year-old rising star.
