Paul Seixas, the new tricolor cycling prodigy can ride as fast and as far as he wants, there is something that he will not succeed in sowing from now on: the desire of the general public to see him in 2026 on the Tour de France. Much faster than expected for a runner barely 19 years old. Even strong, even enduring, even surprising, common sense would dictate not to burn it out too quickly in the sun of a scorching summer on the Grande Boucle. Where the impatient crowd, who only really dream of cycling in July, would have excessive expectations for him.
When we know that Tadej Pogacar started his first Grand Tour at the age of 19 in Spain (with a third place in the final), why want to do better? Wouldn’t a Giro or a Vuelta be perfect to teach the young Lyonnais to show up at the start of a three-week race with the ambition of a very good final ranking?
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