
New cycling star Paul Seixas to race the Tour de France at 19, with a whole country watching

Second place France’s Paul Seixas of the Decathlon team celebrates on the podium during the Belgian cycling classic and UCI World Tour race Liege Bastogne Liege, in Liege, Belgium, on April 26, 2026.
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Cycling’s rising star Paul Seixas will compete at the Tour de France in July, becoming one of the youngest riders ever to take part in the sport’s showpiece race.
An entire nation will be hoping he can end a four-decade drought for French male cyclists.
Published – May 05, 2026 02:42 am IST



