Seixas Should do the Giro

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The debate about whether Paul Seixas should ride the Tour at his age misses the point. The Giro is the smart play.

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale still gets him into a Grand Tour, but without the full weight of the French media and global spotlight. He avoids going head-to-head with Tadej, and with several of the top favourites sidelined, the race opens up, and he saves the Giro from becoming a snooze fest.

It’s a cleaner introduction to a Grand Tour. Lower pressure, real opportunity, and he would give Vingegaard a solid run for his money.

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I would love to see it and his presence would certainly make the Giro more interesting and competitive, but I suspect Decathlon won’t want to pass up the opportunity to have their star man at the Tour, especially if he is on his way out after his contract ends.

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Agreed. But I imagine if he and his team (agent/coach etc) have other views it may be a good counter offer. He also has 2027 to do the tour with Decathlon I believe?