Paul Seixas: Tour de France Winner 2031

[motty89]

Would like to see him do the giro next year. (Anyone know how he is in cold weather?)
What's really impressed me by him is he seems like the complete package unlike the french gc prospects of the last 20 years. Climbing, tt, punch, endurance he has everything.
Anyone know of the plan is for him to do classics season next year or focus more on stage racing?

 

[Lorzenz08]

Would like to see him do the giro next year. (Anyone know how he is in cold weather?)
What's really impressed me by him is he seems like the complete package unlike the french gc prospects of the last 20 years. Climbing, tt, punch, endurance he has everything.
Anyone know of the plan is for him to do classics season next year or focus more on stage racing?

I think they will put him stage races like Volta Catalunya, Tour of Romandie etc. if he performs really well like a top 5 or better. They might put him on Giro or Vuelta.

This is basically what happened with Ayuso in 2022, and what happened with Pogacar in 2019.

Thing is if his progression is steady and solid there are good chances he can win one of them in front of some big names. And I fear that they get crazy after that and they put him on the Tour

 

[YellowSocks]

He was on French TV tonight. He said he will ride a grand tour next year, but they still have to choose which one. He said that all options are open on this matter.

 

[Unchained]

I think they will put him stage races like Volta Catalunya, Tour of Romandie etc. if he performs really well like a top 5 or better. They might put him on Giro or Vuelta.

This is basically what happened with Ayuso in 2022, and what happened with Pogacar in 2019.

Thing is if his progression is steady and solid there are good chances he can win one of them in front of some big names. And I fear that they get crazy after that and they put him on the Tour

I don't know the progression of Juan Ayuso but everything Seixas does on the bike is right, he rides like an old soul. All the things that other people have forgotten with radios, massive support from trade teams, including deep talented teammates..
Paul just races.
I would worry that some person like me, hysterical over his high hopes, would push too early to test him at TDF or something too much too soon. He needs guidance from someone who has a @10-12+ year career trajectory..