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\u201cBut where does this one come from? \u00bb It’s been a few months now that cycling France \u2013 and not only that \u2013 has remained speechless at the performance of a little prodigy who it is very difficult not to regard as the Chosen One. Paul Seixas, 19, hit the professional peloton like a bullet. He did nothing to avoid getting carried away last year, and even then, it was only a warm-up before this year 2026 which must be the year of the real takeoff of the rocket.<\/p>\n
The first tests carried out by the Decathlon-CMA CGM operational center went perfectly, since the Lyonnais crushed the competition on the Tour of the Basque Country at the beginning of April, signing the first French victory in a World Tour stage race in 19 years. So, before he shows up this Wednesday at the start of Fl\u00e8che Wallonne, we repeat the question: \u201cbut where does this one come from?\u201d \u00bb<\/p>\n
To find out better, we talked to those who saw him racing in his younger years, from the side of the road to the heart of the peloton. Paul Seixas was a resident of the Lyon Sprint Evolution from the age of 9 to 14, then of the V\u00e9lo Club Villefranche Beaujolais (VCVB for short) for two years, before joining the Decathlon-AG2R structure, which made him turn pro directly after leaving the Juniors (U19). \u201cWe have known each other since we were 13-14 years old. In all the young categories, we talked about him, he was always very good,\u201d says Camille Charret, who is part of the same generation.<\/p>\n
The current Cofidis rider, after being his opponent, joined Seixas at the VCVB. He describes \u201ca phenomenon by its versatility\u201d. \u201cHe was really strong on all types of terrain. Whether in a time trial, in the mountains, downhill, whatever the weather, he had no shortcomings, he continues. Even tactically. It’s crazy, he was discovering the races and it looked like he had already done them five or six times. We still find all of this today. \u00bb<\/p>\n