Paul Seixas
Decathlon CMA CGM
Personal Details:
Teams history:
- 2026 - Decathlon CMA CGM
- 2025 - Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
Biography:
Paul Seixas is one of France's brightest talents in recent years, and turned pro at the age of 18 with Decathlon CMA CGM in 2025. After winning the Tour de l'Avenir in his neo-pro year, Seixas began an impressive 2026 campaign, winning a stage of the Volta ao Algarve and then won the Faun-Ardèche Classic with an impressive solo attack.
Seixas then finished second to Tadej Pogačar in Strade Bianche and won three stages and the overall Itzulia Basque Country stage race. A victory in La Flèche Wallonne cemented comparisons between the Frenchman and the world champion, who then went head-to-head in Liège-Bastogne-Liège. While Seixas couldn't match the Slovenian in the race, he held on for second place in his debut.
Seixas was selected for the Tour de France in a surprise announcement, and has garnered immense attention in the media as the country hopes for their first home winner since Bernard Hinault in 1985.
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Member Exclusive In his latest column, the nine-time Monument winner assesses Pogačar's prowess at Strade Bianche, the defining moment in an enthralling women's race, and why he welcomes the rise of Seixas
There's beauty in Pogačar's dominance, magic in Siena, and too much of a good thing on the route – Reflections from Strade Bianche 2026
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'For the moment, any comparison with Pogačar is not real or relevant' - Paul Seixas stays modest before Strade Bianche showdown
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Super talents and former winners, but can anyone really challenge Tadej Pogačar? – Analysing the men's favourites for Strade Bianche 2026
Analysis Our selection of top riders to watch for Saturday's race, with Tuscany's white gravel roads set to decide the winner in Siena
'I've been watching it on TV since I was twelve' – Super talent Paul Seixas braces to test himself against the world's best in Strade Bianche debut
News 19-year-old French rider expected to take on Tadej Pogačar on Tuscan gravel
'The chosen one' – Paul Seixas sends France into frenzy ahead of first prodigy vs master duel of 2026 with Tadej Pogačar at Strade Bianche
News Frenchman's stunning solo at Faun-Ardèche Classic lands him high praise from rival team manager Madiot
Faun-Ardèche Classic: Young Frenchman imitates Tadej Pogačar by annihilating stacked field with long-range solo move
Results Paul Seixas solos to victory and builds reputation as a massive talent
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