Many lines of copy have been written about French teen sensation Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM) over the past few months – much of it predicting world domination at some point in the future. While the sceptics might be tempted to brush those predictions off as so much media hype, it’s worth pointing out that the media is not alone.
Tadej Pogačar is the latest to throw his hat into the Seixas cheerleading ring, following a Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday in which he was pushed all the way by the young Frenchman, with Pogačar eventually dropping Seixas on the final climb.
He said he expected Seixas to continue improving until he eventually “destroys everybody” – although it feels as though he has the measure of just about everybody already, the Slovenian excepted.
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In turn Seixas poured praise on Pogačar, calling him “the greatest rider of all time”. Asked what he needed to do to beat him, he said: “Power! That seems obvious,” said Seixas. “I just have to improve but we can see his level, it’s extremely difficult to follow him. He’s the greatest rider of all time.”
Liège saw Seixas fare even better, hanging with the Slovenian after he attacked on La Redoute at 35km to go, and only meeting his match on the final climb, the Roche aux Faucons, with 14km to the line.
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