{"id":25152,"date":"2026-05-05T09:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T00:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/?p=25152"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T00:37:16","slug":"paul-seixas-to-ride-le-tour-is-this-a-good-thing-or","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/2026\/05\/05\/paul-seixas-to-ride-le-tour-is-this-a-good-thing-or\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Seixas To Ride Le Tour – Is This A Good Thing Or…?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The big news is – Paul Seixas will ride the 2026 Tour de France. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 19 years, 9 months and 10 days when the race leaves Barcelona on July 4th, he’ll be the youngest starter in 89 yearsm since Adrien Cento in 1937. The confirmation ended months of speculation, but it hasn’t ended the debate as to whether this is a good thing or not – so let’s take a look at that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The case for is built on a season that strains credulity. Seixas has won the Tour of the Basque Country, taking the overall, mountains, points and youth classifications simultaneously, as well as La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne, while finishing second at both Strade Bianche and Li\u00e8ge\u2013Bastogne\u2013Li\u00e8ge – on both occasions behind only Poga\u010dar. He has not finished below second in any race this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comparisons to Poga\u010dar himself are now routine, and even Poga\u010dar has fed the fire, predicting Seixas will eventually “destroy everybody.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seixas announced the news from his grandparents house, and it felt a little like seeing a myth being born.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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