"Paul Seixas has prompted intense debate in France after a dazzling start to 2026, with his team weighing the benefits of early exposure to the Tour against the risk of overburdening a rider still in his first season as a professional."
"He will be the youngest rider to start a Tour in 89 years when the Grand Boucle begins in Barcelona on 4 July, raising hopes of France's first male homegrown winner since 1985."
"Seixas made the announcement on his team's social media, stating, 'I've come here to announce to you something special, I have a race in July,' before his grandparents guessed he was talking about the Tour."
Paul Seixas, a 19-year-old cyclist from Decathlon-CMA CGM, will make his Tour de France debut in 2026. He is the youngest rider to start the Tour in 89 years. Seixas won the Tour of the Basque Country in April, becoming the first Frenchman to claim a WorldTour stage-race title since 2007. His team is weighing the benefits of his early exposure to the Tour against the risks of overburdening him. The Tour de France will start in Barcelona and finish in Paris on 26 July.
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