The question around Paul Seixas and his possible Tour de France debut have been swirling pretty much since the minute he made his pro debut at the start of last year, but in the recent weeks and months, the speculation and debate has only intensified. Going toe to toe for so long with Tadej Pogačar on Sunday at Liège- Bastogne-Liège, in particular, has sent it into another dimension.
His Decathlon CMA CGM team have been clear that they wanted to get the first part of the season done before deciding if Seixas will be at the start line in Barcelona this July. But the time to make a decision is now looming, and fervour around the 19-year-old is only growing.
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PF: Take me back to the 2019 Tour. The waft of barbecued merguez sausages from the riverside press buffet in Foix, Julian Alaphilippe winking to the camera behind President Macron then endo-ing to a halt in the Pau time trial, Thibaut Pinot rising up as the winner-in-waiting to end years of personal and national heartbreak. That Tour was one hell of an anticlimax, but for a precious few days there was something special brewing – French fervour and frenzy in the air. The home country has been starved of male success at their home race for so long, and in Seixas they surely have their successor to Bernard Hinault at last. I can’t realistically see him in yellow this year but Seixas is the hottest property in the sport right now and something’s telling me that momentum and…
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