Paul Seixas: Tour de France Winner 2031

[Berniece]

Pidcock is injured.

And Evenepoel is not riding it

 

[Lequack]

Just like he wasn't riding Flanders.

 

[Earns1985]

Macron wants, that Seixas stays at Decathlon and wants to support this process.

 

[Berniece]

Macron wants, that Seixas stays at Decathlon and wants to support this process.

That's another level of nationalism. Can't imagine De Wever pushing Soudal Quickstep to have kept Evenepoel

 

[Brullnux]

That's another level of nationalism. Can't imagine De Wever pushing Soudal Quickstep to have kept Evenepoel

Tbf Belgium have had about a million high level cyclists since France's last actual GC contender

 

[BahamontesPhantom]

When did the French last have a truly great mainstream sportsman? Thierry Henry?

 

[Brullnux]

When did the French last have a truly great mainstream sportsman? Thierry Henry?

You might have missed them winning the world cup with a certain Mbappe in 2018, or Marchand winning four gold medals in a home Olympics.

 

[Coppi-Bartali]

When did the French last have a truly great mainstream sportsman? Thierry Henry?

Marchand (French) was the Olympic star in Paris 2024 and France achieved a record of Olympic medals in those Olympics.
It has a certain parallel with Mo Farah (London 2012 local star) and Sky/Froome.

 

[YavorD]

When did the French last have a truly great mainstream sportsman? Thierry Henry?

Cycling isn't mainstream though. It's fairly niche globally.

Okay, maybe not in France and Belgium, but yeah..

 

[Brullnux]

Cycling isn't mainstream though. It's fairly niche globally.

Okay, maybe not in France and Belgium, but yeah..

Cycling in general isn't, but the Tour de France is.

I would also say Dupont has a claim. He's been the best rugby player in the world for the last five years (granted, a niche sport).

 

[BahamontesPhantom]

Cycling isn't mainstream though. It's fairly niche globally.

Okay, maybe not in France and Belgium, but yeah..

Yes true, I would called it niche too
The best French sportsman I can see of recent years is a Judo guy, I suppose that’s what I meant by ‘mainstream’ cycling is maybe a grey area of niche and mainstream

 

[BahamontesPhantom]

You might have missed them winning the world cup with a certain Mbappe in 2018, or Marchand winning four gold medals in a home Olympics.

I didn’t miss Mbappe, he’s maybe arguable as a true great.
He’s not even the best striker in the world though, an old and slow Harry Kane is better and I dont know how great Harry Kane is.
Marchand fair enough but swimming I would err to calling niche even more than cycling.

 

[YavorD]

Yes true, I would called it niche too
The best French sportsman I can see of recent years is a Judo guy, I suppose that’s what I meant by ‘mainstream’ cycling is maybe a grey area of niche and mainstream

I would extend that to some winter sports, Renaud Lavillenie was great in his peak, some swimmers and of course their football team played 2 straight WC finals with Mbappe being a global star.

 

[BahamontesPhantom]

I would extend that to some winter sports, Renaud Lavillenie was great in his peak, some swimmers and of course their football team played 2 straight WC finals with Mbappe being a global star.

Maybe I’m being a bit harsh on mbappe.