{"id":1955746,"date":"2026-05-26T12:46:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1955746"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:46:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:46:36","slug":"37000m-of-elevation-gain-in-two-weeks-how-super-talent-paul-seixas-is-ramping-up-his-training-ahead-of-highly-anticipated-tour-de-france-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1955746","title":{"rendered":"37,000m of elevation gain in two weeks \u2013 How super talent Paul Seixas is ramping up his training ahead of highly anticipated Tour de France debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iMVxWc5g8ZrBztRT3xKpqV-2560-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><article class=\"page-content-onecol flex-1\nnews-article article\n\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-area-group widget-area-group-2col flex flex-wrap box-border\">\n<div id=\"widgetArea16\" class=\"widget-area basis-full md:basis-2\/3 widget-area-g-md-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-lg-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-xl-vp-2-3 page-widget-area-16\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"hero\" id=\"hero\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-hero widget-hero widget-hero-hero widget-hero widget-hero-fter-news\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<header data-component-name=\"Article:Hero\">\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\nPro Cycling\n<\/li>\n<li>\nTeams &amp; Riders\n<\/li>\n<li>\nDecathlon CMA CGM\n<\/li>\n<li>\nPaul Seixas\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h1>37,000m of elevation gain in two weeks \u2013 How super talent Paul Seixas is ramping up his training ahead of highly anticipated Tour de France debut<\/h1>\n<div class=\"byline-social\">\n<div class=\"byline font-ui-heading text-[12px]\">\nNews<\/p>\n<div><span><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nJames Moultrie <\/span><span><br \/>\npublished<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-05-26T12:46:36Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n26 May 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"strapline\">19-year-old French star gives insight into his Sierra Nevada altitude camp before next race on June 7 at the renamed Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"text-gray-700mx-auto mb-4 flex items-center justify-start mx-0 my-5 p-0\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-[var(--affiliate-disclaimer--text-color,inherit))] mb-2 text-[length:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--font-size,0.75rem)] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-inherit [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>105.97 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>2,793 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>101.74 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3,348 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>167.56 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3,036 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>24.37 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>731 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>149.62 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>2,633 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>161.76 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>4,885 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>159.54 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3,239 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>26.26 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>895 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>109.44 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3,614 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>231.61 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>5,092 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>28.61 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>968 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>154.82 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3,749 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"the-next-step-in-a-meteoric-rise-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The next step in a meteoric rise<\/h2>\n<p id=\"elk-7c1c171d-3aee-443a-b221-37f812aae8ea\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Having taken a massive step up at the backend of last season, finishing on the podium of the European Championships road race behind only Poga\u010dar and Remco Evenepoel, Seixas has only kicked on into his second year on Decathlon&#8217;s WorldTour team.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">He&#8217;s won a stage of the Volta ao Algarve, the Faun-Ard\u00e8che Classic, three stages and the overall at Itzulia Basque Country, and La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne, alongside finishing as runner-up behind Poga\u010dar at Strade Bianche and Li\u00e8ge.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Seixas will have a great chance to test himself at the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes, albeit without any of the main favourites for the Tour set to start in the prestigious French one-week race. Poga\u010dar is instead racing the Tour de Suisse, Jonas Vingegaard is currently racing and winning the Giro d&#8217;Italia, Evenepoel is opting for a longer training block over racing, and Florian Lipowitz is taking on the Tour of Slovenia as his final Tour prep.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RrSTtZB8A7zGLPx4jcJ8n9-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RrSTtZB8A7zGLPx4jcJ8n9-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;Paul Seixas is going to enter into Tour de France legend&#8217; \u2013 Race director Christian Prudhomme joins excitement for French prodigy&#8217;s debut <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ujTYCPp8CaKwzLCjbpaVr9-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ujTYCPp8CaKwzLCjbpaVr9-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;If Paul Seixas isn&#8217;t ready for the Tour de France, then who is?\u2019 \u2013 Oliver Naesen backs\u00a019-year-old teammate for debut this summer<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LBwCDHwenapZAiK9SmAuCj-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LBwCDHwenapZAiK9SmAuCj-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;I hope that Decathlon CMA CGM have patience&#8217; &#8211; Sean Kelly dismisses the idea of a Paul Seixas Tour de France debut this summer<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Poga\u010dar&#8217;s UAE teammates and expected superdomestiques for the Tour, Isaac del Toro and Jo\u00e3o Almeida, will likely start the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes as Seixas&#8217; main competitors, alongside one of their former teammates, Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek), for what should be eight days of great racing decided on the closing two mountain days to the Grand Colombier and Plateau de Solaison.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Seixas at 18 was already among the top riders in last year&#8217;s edition of the renamed Dauphin\u00e9, taking eighth on GC, but his improvement since then has been monumental. While that&#8217;s mostly been seen as a one-day racer, his complete domination of Itzulia Basque Country suggests he should be the heavy favourite from June 7.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The subsequent debut at the Tour will prove vital for Seixas, not only due to the expectation of the French media and public, after their 40-year wait for a new men&#8217;s winner, but also because of the implications it should have for his future.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Currently contracted until the end of 2027, Seixas is due to stay at Decathlon until at least January 2028, but every super team in the sport is currently after his signature, which would secure them the current top rising talent in the sport.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Whether anyone can lure him out of his current deal before its conclusion is unknown, but a top performance at his first Tour could well force the biggest players to offer him a massive money deal away from the French squad who have overseen his development.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">19-year-olds don&#8217;t tend to start the Tour this early in their career \u2013 Seixas is set to become the youngest rider to start a Tour in 89 years at the Grand D\u00e9part in Barcelona \u2013 but starting as a potential podium finisher is unheard of. 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colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>105.97 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>2,793 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>101.74 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3,348 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>167.56 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3,036 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>24.37 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>731 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>149.62 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>2,633 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>161.76 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>4,885 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>159.54 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3,239 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>26.26 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>895 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>109.44 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3,614 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>231.61 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>5,092 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>28.61 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>968 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>154.82 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3,749 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"the-next-step-in-a-meteoric-rise-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The next step in a meteoric rise<\/h2>\n<p id=\"elk-7c1c171d-3aee-443a-b221-37f812aae8ea\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Having taken a massive step up at the backend of last season, finishing on the podium of the European Championships road race behind only Poga\u010dar and Remco Evenepoel, Seixas has only kicked on into his second year on Decathlon&#8217;s WorldTour team.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">He&#8217;s won a stage of the Volta ao Algarve, the Faun-Ard\u00e8che Classic, three stages and the overall at Itzulia Basque Country, and La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne, alongside finishing as runner-up behind Poga\u010dar at Strade Bianche and Li\u00e8ge.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Seixas will have a great chance to test himself at the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes, albeit without any of the main favourites for the Tour set to start in the prestigious French one-week race. Poga\u010dar is instead racing the Tour de Suisse, Jonas Vingegaard is currently racing and winning the Giro d&#8217;Italia, Evenepoel is opting for a longer training block over racing, and Florian Lipowitz is taking on the Tour of Slovenia as his final Tour prep.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RrSTtZB8A7zGLPx4jcJ8n9-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RrSTtZB8A7zGLPx4jcJ8n9-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;Paul Seixas is going to enter into Tour de France legend&#8217; \u2013 Race director Christian Prudhomme joins excitement for French prodigy&#8217;s debut <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ujTYCPp8CaKwzLCjbpaVr9-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ujTYCPp8CaKwzLCjbpaVr9-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;If Paul Seixas isn&#8217;t ready for the Tour de France, then who is?\u2019 \u2013 Oliver Naesen backs\u00a019-year-old teammate for debut this summer<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LBwCDHwenapZAiK9SmAuCj-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LBwCDHwenapZAiK9SmAuCj-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;I hope that Decathlon CMA CGM have patience&#8217; &#8211; Sean Kelly dismisses the idea of a Paul Seixas Tour de France debut this summer<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Poga\u010dar&#8217;s UAE teammates and expected superdomestiques for the Tour, Isaac del Toro and Jo\u00e3o Almeida, will likely start the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes as Seixas&#8217; main competitors, alongside one of their former teammates, Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek), for what should be eight days of great racing decided on the closing two mountain days to the Grand Colombier and Plateau de Solaison.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Seixas at 18 was already among the top riders in last year&#8217;s edition of the renamed Dauphin\u00e9, taking eighth on GC, but his improvement since then has been monumental. While that&#8217;s mostly been seen as a one-day racer, his complete domination of Itzulia Basque Country suggests he should be the heavy favourite from June 7.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The subsequent debut at the Tour will prove vital for Seixas, not only due to the expectation of the French media and public, after their 40-year wait for a new men&#8217;s winner, but also because of the implications it should have for his future.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Currently contracted until the end of 2027, Seixas is due to stay at Decathlon until at least January 2028, but every super team in the sport is currently after his signature, which would secure them the current top rising talent in the sport.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Whether anyone can lure him out of his current deal before its conclusion is unknown, but a top performance at his first Tour could well force the biggest players to offer him a massive money deal away from the French squad who have overseen his development.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">19-year-olds don&#8217;t tend to start the Tour this early in their career \u2013 Seixas is set to become the youngest rider to start a Tour in 89 years at the Grand D\u00e9part in Barcelona \u2013 but starting as a potential podium finisher is unheard of. 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As well as the monster ride on Saturday, there was a double session on May 19, with two separate rides on the same day totalling 161.76 km and almost 5,000 metres of elevation gain.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">For comparison to Seixas&#8217; training load, across the three weeks of racing at the Giro that Vingegaard is 15 stages into, 3,459km will be raced, with 49,150 metres of elevation along the way.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Despite his age, Seixas has long been training as an elite senior rider would, and it&#8217;s clear to see how his professionalism as a teenager has stood him in good stead to be already performing alongside the best riders in the world.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-wZcFAkMDtAZihiNgr5dXUk\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-wZcFAkMDtAZihiNgr5dXUk slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" 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slice-container-table\">\n<div class=\"table__instruction\">Swipe to scroll horizontally<\/div>\n<div class=\"table__container\">\n<table class=\"table__wrapper table__wrapper--inbodyContent table__wrapper--sticky table__wrapper--divider\">\n<thead class=\"table__head\">\n<tr class=\"table__head__row\">\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Distance<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Elevation Gain<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"table__body\">\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>67.94 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>2,135 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>105.97 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>2,793 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>101.74 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3,348 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>167.56 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3,036 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>24.37 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>731 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>149.62 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>2,633 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>161.76 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>4,885 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>159.54 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3,239 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>26.26 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>895 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>109.44 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3,614 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>231.61 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>5,092 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>28.61 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>968 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Day 13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>154.82 km<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3,749 m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"the-next-step-in-a-meteoric-rise-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The next step in a meteoric rise<\/h2>\n<p id=\"elk-7c1c171d-3aee-443a-b221-37f812aae8ea\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Having taken a massive step up at the backend of last season, finishing on the podium of the European Championships road race behind only Poga\u010dar and Remco Evenepoel, Seixas has only kicked on into his second year on Decathlon&#8217;s WorldTour team.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">He&#8217;s won a stage of the Volta ao Algarve, the Faun-Ard\u00e8che Classic, three stages and the overall at Itzulia Basque Country, and La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne, alongside finishing as runner-up behind Poga\u010dar at Strade Bianche and Li\u00e8ge.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Seixas will have a great chance to test himself at the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes, albeit without any of the main favourites for the Tour set to start in the prestigious French one-week race. Poga\u010dar is instead racing the Tour de Suisse, Jonas Vingegaard is currently racing and winning the Giro d&#8217;Italia, Evenepoel is opting for a longer training block over racing, and Florian Lipowitz is taking on the Tour of Slovenia as his final Tour prep.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\"><span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[&apos;&apos;] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[&apos;&apos;] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-0 m-0 max-w-full\">\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-1\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-1\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-1\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RrSTtZB8A7zGLPx4jcJ8n9-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/RrSTtZB8A7zGLPx4jcJ8n9-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;Paul Seixas is going to enter into Tour de France legend&#8217; \u2013 Race director Christian Prudhomme joins excitement for French prodigy&#8217;s debut <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ededed] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-2\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-2\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-2\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ujTYCPp8CaKwzLCjbpaVr9-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ujTYCPp8CaKwzLCjbpaVr9-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;If Paul Seixas isn&#8217;t ready for the Tour de France, then who is?\u2019 \u2013 Oliver Naesen backs\u00a019-year-old teammate for debut this summer<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 list-none border-b border-solid border-[#ccc] py-2\" data-recirculation-id=\"recirculation-card-3\" id=\"recirculation-inline-2-3\" data-analytics-id=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"recirculation-2-inline-3\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LBwCDHwenapZAiK9SmAuCj-250-80.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LBwCDHwenapZAiK9SmAuCj-150-80.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"150px\" \/><span class=\"w-full text-base font-[var(--article-river-item--font-weight,500)] font-article-heading line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2\">&#8216;I hope that Decathlon CMA CGM have patience&#8217; &#8211; Sean Kelly dismisses the idea of a Paul Seixas Tour de France debut this summer<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Poga\u010dar&#8217;s UAE teammates and expected superdomestiques for the Tour, Isaac del Toro and Jo\u00e3o Almeida, will likely start the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes as Seixas&#8217; main competitors, alongside one of their former teammates, Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek), for what should be eight days of great racing decided on the closing two mountain days to the Grand Colombier and Plateau de Solaison.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Seixas at 18 was already among the top riders in last year&#8217;s edition of the renamed Dauphin\u00e9, taking eighth on GC, but his improvement since then has been monumental. While that&#8217;s mostly been seen as a one-day racer, his complete domination of Itzulia Basque Country suggests he should be the heavy favourite from June 7.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The subsequent debut at the Tour will prove vital for Seixas, not only due to the expectation of the French media and public, after their 40-year wait for a new men&#8217;s winner, but also because of the implications it should have for his future.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Currently contracted until the end of 2027, Seixas is due to stay at Decathlon until at least January 2028, but every super team in the sport is currently after his signature, which would secure them the current top rising talent in the sport.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Whether anyone can lure him out of his current deal before its conclusion is unknown, but a top performance at his first Tour could well force the biggest players to offer him a massive money deal away from the French squad who have overseen his development.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">19-year-olds don&#8217;t tend to start the Tour this early in their career \u2013 Seixas is set to become the youngest rider to start a Tour in 89 years at the Grand D\u00e9part in Barcelona \u2013 but starting as a potential podium finisher is unheard of. All eyes will be on Seixas come that fateful day, but for the moment, he&#8217;s ensuring no stone is left unturned in his preparation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/37-000m-of-elevation-gain-in-two-weeks-how-super-talent-paul-seixas-is-ramping-up-his-training-ahead-of-highly-anticipated-tour-de-france-debut\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iMVxWc5g8ZrBztRT3xKpqV-2560-80.jpg&#8221;] Pro Cycling Teams &amp; Riders Decathlon CMA CGM Paul Seixas 37,000m of elevation gain in two weeks \u2013 How super talent Paul Seixas is ramping up his training ahead of highly anticipated Tour de France debut News By James Moultrie published 26 May 2026 19-year-old French star gives insight into his Sierra [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,68],"class_list":["post-1955746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-cyclingnews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1955746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955746\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1955746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1955746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1955746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}