Young French star Paul Seixas will target Strade Bianche and Liège-Bastogne-Liège in the spring of 2026, with his early race programme indicating that the 19-year-old super talent will go on to make his Tour de France debut in July.
Seixas is considered as a future Tour winner, with France hoping he can end the 40-year gap since Bernard Hinault last won the Tour in 1985. The Decathlon CMA CGM team have created a special project to win the Tour before 2030 but have yet to confirm that Seixas will make his Tour debut in 2026.
The French WorldTour team announced that Seixas will make his 2026 season debut at Volta ao Algarve (February 18-22) and then ride the Ardèche Classic in France on February 28 before riding Strade Bianche in Italy on March 8. He will then ride Itzulia Basque Country (April 6-11) as preparation for the Ardennes classics and especially Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Seixas turned professional with Decathlon in 2025 directly from the Junior ranks. He showed his potential by finishing eighth in the Critérium du Dauphiné, won the Tour de l’Avenir and was third in the European championships behind Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel.
“We have built my start to the season around races where I can really express myself and go for victory. The Ardèche Classic, Strade Bianche and Liège-Bastogne-Liège are races that are close to my heart and whose profiles suit me,” Seixas said of his 2026 race programme.
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