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'If Paul Seixas isn't ready for the Tour de France, then who is?’ – Oliver Naesen backs 19-year-old teammate for debut this summer
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'If Paul Seixas isn't ready for the Tour de France, then who is?’ – Oliver Naesen backs 19-year-old teammate for debut this summer

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As Paul Seixas continues to move through the gears at an astonishing rate, the question over the possibility of a Tour de France debut this summer is only growing louder, and he has a voice of support from within his own team in the shape of Oliver Naesen. The Tour was not on Seixas' original schedule, but following a highly promising debut season in the professional ranks last year, the 19-year-old Frenchman has well and truly broken out in 2026. He has seven wins to his name already, wiping the floor with a high-class field at Itzulia Basque Country earlier this month before taking out La Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday to set up a blockbuster battle with Tadej Pogačar, Remco Evenepoel, and Tom Pidcock at Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday. Article continues below "My opinion is just what it is – the team will decide ultimately – but I mean, this question about him maybe not being ready for it… If he’s not ready, then who is ready? That’s the question, you know.…

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