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Transfer rumors linking Paul Seixas to UAE Emirates-XRG are heating up, and one fan\u2019s anthem urging the French prodigy not to join Tadej Poga\u010dar is going viral.<\/p>\n
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Killow \u2014 a self-described cycling super fan and German musician \u2014 has struck a chord with his tongue-in-cheek track \u201cPaul Seixas, please don\u2019t sign for UAE.\u201d<\/p>\n
The online song captures the zeitgeist of Seixas\u2019 meteoric rise and comes just as he pushed Poga\u010dar deep at Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s fueling hype around the 19-year-old\u2019s possible Tour de France debut this summer and accelerating talk of a major transfer.<\/p>\n
UAE is widely seen to be first in line to snap up the French phenom, something that many cycling fans do not want to see.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would find that terrible. It would make the race so much more boring,\u201d Killow told Sporza<\/em>, reflecting a fear shared among many fans.<\/p>\n Seixas Fever is now in overdrive as questions swirl around his Tour de France debut and his long-term future.<\/p>\n The question of whether he stays with Decathlon CMA CGM \u2014 where his current contract runs through 2027 \u2014 has turned his future into a national talking point in France, with French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly keen to keep the country\u2019s top Tour prospect in decades on a French team.<\/p>\n Seixas \u2014 eight years younger than the Slovenian \u2014 is already viewed by some as a natural successor to Poga\u010dar.<\/p>\n UAE is very interested in signing Seixas for that very reason, with team boss Mauro Gianetti admitting as much.<\/p>\n That possibility is exactly what worries fans.<\/p>\n All of that drove Killow to write his acoustic plea that\u2019s blown up the internet among cycling fans.<\/p>\n \u201cPaul Seixas, you are too good to be just Pogacar\u2019s successor,\u201d Killow sings. \u201cDo you want to spend your winters training in Zone 2 in the desert?\u201d<\/p>\n The video, with Killow in a polka-dot jersey strumming a guitar, has drawn more than 26,000 likes and generated a heated debate in the comments section.<\/p>\n \u201cI really didn\u2019t expect the song to go so viral. I am a bit overwhelmed,\u201d he told Sporza<\/em>. \u201cPlease, stay where you are. Keep it interesting for us cycling fans.\u201d<\/p>\n Seixas is the first young rider to show real capacity to challenge Poga\u010dar.<\/p>\n If they end up on the same team, fans know that the budding rivalry will disappear.<\/p>\n Isaac del Toro, another highly touted talent also scooped up by UAE, will ride in support of Poga\u010dar this summer at the Tour.<\/p>\n Killow\u2019s social media protest song might capture the mood of many fans worldwide, but UAE may have a few million reasons to change Seixas\u2019 mind.<\/p>\n For now, Seixas said a decision on his Tour de France plans is expected in the coming weeks.<\/p>\nInternet plea goes viral<\/h2>\n