Riders and sports directors · 14 dispatches
Paul Seixas
All dispatches about Paul Seixas. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Giro 2027 goes Mortirolo, Gavia, Mortirolo again, and Rik already opens the office
The 2027 Giro has seven summit finishes, including a queen stage from Sondrio over the Mortirolo, the Gavia, the Mortirolo again and Aprica, with 4,500 metres of climbing. According to 7sur7, Remco…
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86 race days for Veistroffer, Sandrine mostly thinks about the chain on his bike
French rider Baptiste Veistroffer, 26, started more races than anyone in 2026: 86 days of competition, from the Tour Down Under on 20 January to the Tour de Guangxi on 18 October.…
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LeMond calls Seixas “the next Hinault”, Rik thinks of the bidon promised in 1985
In an interview with Ouest-France, Greg LeMond, 65, says Paul Seixas is “the next Hinault” and has the talent to win the Tour if he keeps his head on his shoulders. LeMond…
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O’Connor “back home” at Decathlon, Sandrine asks where his saddle is
Decathlon CMA CGM has announced Ben O’Connor’s return for 2027, on a two-year deal. The 30-year-old Australian left the team at the end of 2024 for Jayco AlUla.
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Paul Seixas goes from Lombardy to the mountain bike overnight, Sandrine thinks of tyres
Winner of the Tour of Lombardy on Saturday at 20, Paul Seixas decided on Friday to ride the Roc d’Azur CIC on Sunday, 55 km of mountain biking in Fréjus. According to…
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Jarno Widar had never raced this far, Xavier digs out his longest ride
For his first Monument, Jarno Widar (Lotto Intermarché), 20, finished 13th in the Tour of Lombardy, the longest race he has ever ridden. He told Sporza he had given everything and was…
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“The course did not lie,” says De Cauwer, Sandrine checks the pressure anyway
Tipped as the big favourite, the Belgian squad watched Remco Evenepoel finish 12th at the Montreal Worlds, a result the American Brandon McNulty made the most of. For José De Cauwer, on…
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Evenepoel calls it a bad day at the Worlds, Xavier has one every Sunday
World champion in the time trial, Remco Evenepoel was nowhere near the front of the road race won by Brandon McNulty in Montreal. He spoke of a “bad day” and is due…
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Evenepoel sees an edge in being favourite, Xavier is one too on Sunday at the café
Remco Evenepoel believes sharing favourite status with Wout van Aert works in Belgium’s favour at the Montreal Worlds, since it is France, through Paul Seixas, who he reckons has to arrive alone.…
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Seixas sees Belgium as favourites with two leaders, Rik counts the bidons
Frenchman Paul Seixas sees Belgium as the big favourite for the men’s World Championship, thanks to its two leaders Wout van Aert and Remco Evenepoel. French national coach Thomas Voeckler answers that…
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Merckx recalls Thévenet’s 1974 breakaway, Rik knows how it ends
Eddy Merckx told RTBF that in 1974 in Montreal, France’s Bernard Thévenet rode alone off the front for a hundred kilometres before being caught seven kilometres from the line, the year Merckx…
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Seixas wants the rainbow jersey or nothing on Sunday, Xavier has a false flat too
Paul Seixas, France’s team leader and bronze medallist in the time trial behind Remco Evenepoel, wants the world road race title on Sunday in Montreal. He said as much at a press…