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The young French sensation ready to shake up cycling – and challenge Tadej Pogacar’s reign

The Independent·Flo Clifford·about 1 month ago
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Modern sport is obsessed with exclusive clubs: take tennis’ much-lauded ‘Big Three’, the all-conquering trio of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Cycling has various permutations that never quite stick: a Big Six, a Big Five, Big Four, and now increasingly – with Primoz Roglic in the somewhat drawn-out twilight of his career – a Big Three of Tadej Pogacar , Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel . Cycling’s problem is that Pogacar stands alone; a Big One is a daft idea. But the last few weeks of ever-ratcheting hype have given rise to the idea that, if not now, certainly in the next couple of years, a new Big Two could dominate. And this weekend’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege is its first litmus test. 27-year-old Pogacar is in his prime, no longer the dazzling young upstart. His potential has been realised. But Paul Seixas? A wholly different story. Some readers may not be familiar with the young Frenchman, although those numbers will be diminishing as rapidly as he pedals uphill.…

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