Paul Seixas: Tour de France Winner 2031

[Red Rick]

Fixed it for you.

Somebody failed basic algebra

 

[Cycling111]

Roglic and Vingegaard don´t agree with that theory of evolution.

 

[Cycling111]

Fixed it for you.

It´s especially curious to see here or on social media everyone obsessed with age, whether it´s a year younger to achieve this or that, on the part of followers of those Visma riders who developed late. How does that theory fit with Roglic or Vingegaard?

I suppose it's like everything else; the narrative adapts to the rider they like.
Climbing records for example, depending on who sets them, generate thousands of posts in the clinic section, or it's considered pure talent. And this time we're talking about a record set by Pogacar a few months ago, not Yates' record with strong wind in UAE Tour, which was broken by eight cyclists, not just one.

 

[canina82]

Next GT winner. What a teenager. A true monster!

 

[Krzysztof_O]

It´s especially curious to see here or on social media everyone obsessed with age, whether it´s a year younger to achieve this or that, on the part of followers of those Visma riders who developed late. How does that theory fit with Roglic or Vingegaard?

I suppose it's like everything else; the narrative adapts to the rider they like.
Climbing records for example, depending on who sets them, generate thousands of posts in the clinic section, or it's considered pure talent.

And this time we're talking about a record set by Pogacar a few months ago, not Yates' record with strong wind in UAE Tour, which was broken by ight cyclists, not just one like today.

Roglic didn't even have a bike at Seixas's age, come on.

 

[Salvarani]

Roglic didn't even have a bike at Seixas's age, come on.

He had never even seen one before

 

[Cycling111]

By the way, was Seixas ill at the Avenir? I remember we commented that he wasn't as dominant as expected. At that level, he should have won with hugh difference againts Widar.

 

[AlfaLum]

By the way, was Seixas ill at the Avenir? I remember we commented that he wasn't as dominant as expected. At that level, he should have won with hugh difference againts Widar.

He said himself afterwards that he was not feeling to well. So probably he was not performing at this top level there.

 

[Peyresourde]

I will also post it here, but today he (probably) did a better climbing perfomance than anyone bar Vingegaard and Pogacar since 2010. He also did very similar to what Pogacar did on the same climb last year:

Paul Seixas | 95 (-2): 7.22 W/kg for 16:25 on Saint Romain de Lerps (Faun Ardeche 2026)

 

[Cookster15]

Gosh, a Pogačar - esque - performance.

When Seixas came 3rd at last year's European champs I thought wow who is this guy? But the 19 year old has come out of the blocks in 2026 with a bang. Those climb stats at Faun-Ardèche are insane. Huge anticipation for his career .... and he is French!

 

[pastronef]

I've read the whole 10 pages of the French forum Gruppetto just to laugh at some fans of the Holy Church of FDJ going mad about him and Decathlon eheh

 

[Pozzovivo]

I've read the whole 10 pages of the French forum Gruppetto just to laugh at some fans of the Holy Church of FDJ going mad about him and Decathlon eheh

what are they mad about?

 

[Alien Performance]

I'll be extremely hyped if he can put up a fight to Pog at Strade

 

[pastronef]

what are they mad about?

well, "too strong", "Pog's time!", "too easy", and most of the FDJ can't stand Decathlon. maybe they wish Seixas signed with FDJ, but they can't say it.
I'm happy he didn't sign with them

 

[Pozzovivo]

well, "too strong", "Pog's time!", "too easy", and most of the FDJ can't stand Decathlon. maybe they wish Seixas signed with FDJ, but they can't say it.
I'm happy he didn't sign with them

Yeah, of course... I'm praying for Decathlon to hold onto him. UAE are coming...

 

[Red Rick]

UAE are coming...

You know what's up when Jan Christen gets selected for the Tour

 

[hayneplane]

I will also post it here, but today he (probably) did a better climbing perfomance than anyone bar Vingegaard and Pogacar since 2010. He also did very similar to what Pogacar did on the same climb last year:

Paul Seixas | 95 (-2): 7.22 W/kg for 16:25 on Saint Romain de Lerps (Faun Ardeche 2026)

That’s a phenomenal performance from a true phenom.

Obviously the race today before that climb was a closed race without any serious movements from the peloton in stark comparison to the EC race but this was a performance of serious class, power, tactical awareness and maturity.

Cant wait to see what he can do in Strade Bianchi.