According to Belgian outlet HLN, UAE Team Emirates - XRG are reportedly interested in bringing in young French rider Paul Seixas to bolster their long-term structure alongside Tadej Pogacar. This could mean a massive shift in the outlook of professional cycling once the 19-year comes to the end of h...

Strade Bianche 2026 Results & : Photos by LaPresse [See image gallery at www.irishcyclingnews.com] Irish Cycling NewsStrade Bianche 2026 ResultsMen Elite203 km07 March 2026Women Elite133 km07 March 2026 Men Elite Top 50 1POGAAR Tadej SLO UAE TEAM EMIRATES1Pogaar Tadej 2SEIXAS Paul FRA DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM41Seixas Paul 3DEL TORO Isaac MEX UAE TEAM EMIRATES3Del Toro Isaac 4GREGOIRE Romain FRA GROUPAMAFDJ UNITED66Gregoire Romain 5VERMEERSCH Gianni BEL RED BULLBORAHANSGROHE141Vermeersch Gianni Women Elite Top 50 1CHABBEY Elise SUI FDJ UNITEDSUEZ3Chabbey Elise 2NIEWIADOMA Kasia POL CANYONSRAM ZONDACRYPTO31Niewiadoma Kasia 3KOCH Franziska GER FDJ UNITEDSUEZ5Koch Franziska 4LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA UAE TEAM ADQ171Longo Borghini Elisa 5VALLIERES MILL Magdeleine CAN EF EDUCATIONOATLY41Vallieres Mill Magdeleine Results compiled from official Strade Bianche 2026 communiqus. Back to top 1POGAAR Tadej SLO UAE TEAM EMIRATES1Pogaar Tadej2SEIXAS Paul FRA DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM41Seixas Paul3DEL TORO Isaac MEX UAE TEAM EMIRATES3Del Toro Isaac4GREGOIRE Romain FRA GROUPAMAFDJ UNITED66Gregoire Romain5VERMEERSCH Gianni BEL RED BULLBORAHANSGROHE141Vermeersch Gianni6CHRISTEN Jan SUI UAE TEAM EMIRATES2Christen Jan7PIDCOCK Thomas GBR PINARELLOQ36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM131Pidcock Thomas8JORGENSON Matteo USA TEAM VISMALEASE A BIKE204Jorgenson Matteo9KRON Andreas DEN UNO-X MOBILITY235Kron Andreas10VAN AERT Wout BEL TEAM VISMALEASE A BIKE201Van Aert Wout11LABROSSE Jordan FRA DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM45Labrosse Jordan12HEALY Ben IRL EF EDUCATIONEASYPOST51Healy Ben13VALGREN Michael DEN EF EDUCATIONEASYPOST57Valgren Michael14LAPEIRA Paul FRA DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM46Lapeira Paul15VANSEVENANT Mauri BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP167Vansevenant Mauri16VENDRAME Andrea ITA TEAM JAYCO ALULA177Vendrame Andrea17BRAZ AFONSO Clment FRA GROUPAMAFDJ UNITED62Braz Afonso Clment18BILBAO Pello ESP BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS22Bilbao Pello19ZANA Filippo ITA SOUDAL QUICK-STEP161Zana Filippo20ALAPHILIPPE Julian FRA TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM211Alaphilippe Julian21PESCADOR Diego COL MOVISTAR TEAM116Pescador Diego22VENTURINI Clement FRA UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS227Venturini Clement23JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland NOR UNO-X MOBILITY231Johannessen Tobias Halland24MOHORIC Matej SLO BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS21Mohoric Matej 26PLANCKAERT Edward BEL ALPECINPREMIER TECH16Planckaert Edward27EULALIO Afonso POR BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS25Eulalio Afonso28GAROFOLI Gianmarco ITA SOUDAL QUICK-STEP162Garofoli Gianmarco29GAUTHERAT Pierre FRA DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM42Gautherat Pierre30GUALDI Simone ITA LOTTO INTERMARCH92Gualdi Simone31LAURANCE Axel FRA INEOS GRENADIERS74Laurance Axel32SOBRERO Matteo ITA LIDLTREK87Sobrero Matteo33MIQUEL Pau ESP BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS24Miquel Pau34SILVA Guillermo Thomas URU XDS ASTANA TEAM245Silva Guillermo Thomas35LAVIK Fredrik Dversnes NOR UNO-X MOBILITY236Lavik Fredrik Dversnes36LECERF Junior BEL SOUDAL QUICK-STEP163Lecerf Junior37KOERDT Bjoern GBR TEAM PICNIC POSTNL186Koerdt Bjoern38DONOVAN Mark GBR PINARELLOQ36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM133Donovan Mark39CARAPAZ Richard ECU EF EDUCATIONEASYPOST53Carapaz Richard40LHOTE Antoine FRA DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM44LHote Antoine41MARTI Pau ESP NSN CYCLING TEAM123Marti Pau42MADOUAS Valentin FRA GROUPAMAFDJ UNITED61Madouas Valentin43SCHRETTL Marco AUT XDS ASTANA TEAM244Schrettl Marco44POELS Wouter NED UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS221Poels Wouter45VELASCO Simone ITA XDS ASTANA TEAM247Velasco Simone46VAN MOER Brent BEL PINARELLOQ36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM134Van Moer Brent47LOOCKX Lander BEL UNIBET ROSE ROCKETS226Loockx Lander48TURCONI Filippo ITA BARDIANI CSF 7 SABER37Turconi Filippo49GENIETS Kvin LUX GROUPAMAFDJ UNITED64Geniets Kvin5050BUSATTO Francesco ITA ALPECINPREMIER TECH12Busatto Francesco1CHABBEY Elise SUI FDJ UNITEDSUEZ3Chabbey Elise2NIEWIADOMA Kasia POL CANYONSRAM ZONDACRYPTO31Niewiadoma Kasia3KOCH Franziska GER FDJ UNITEDSUEZ5Koch Franziska4LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA UAE TEAM ADQ171Longo Borghini Elisa5VALLIERES MILL Magdeleine CAN EF EDUCATIONOATLY41Vallieres Mill Magdeleine6PIETERSE Puck NED FENIXPREMIER TECH51Pieterse Puck7VOS Marianne NED TEAM VISMALEASE A BIKE156Vos Marianne8TRINCA COLONEL Monica ITA LIVALULAJAYCO81Trinca Colonel Monica9VAN ANROOIJ Shirin NED LIDLTREK71Van Anrooij Shirin10FISHER-BLACK Niamh NZL LIDLTREK73Fisher-Black Niamh11REGG Noemi SUI EF EDUCATIONOATLY46Regg Noemi12WLODARCZYK Dominika POL UAE TEAM ADQ176Wlodarczyk Dominika13LIPPERT Liane GER MOVISTAR TEAM101Lippert Liane14OTTESTAD Mie Bjrndal NOR UNO-X MOBILITY185Ottestad Mie Bjrndal15HAUGSET Sigrid Ytterhus NOR UNO-X MOBILITY183Haugset Sigrid Ytterhus16PERKINS Flora GBR FENIXPREMIER TECH54Perkins Flora17KERBAOL Cedrine FRA EF EDUCATIONOATLY44Kerbaol Cedrine18VAN DER BREGGEN Anna NED TEAM SD WORXPROTIME145Van der Breggen Anna19BLASI Paula ESP UAE TEAM ADQ172Blasi Paula20VOLLERING Demi NED TEAM SD WORXPROTIME1Vollering Demi21GHEKIERE Justine BEL AG INSURANCESOUDAL TEAM15Ghekiere Justine22LE COURT Kimberley MRI AG INSURANCESOUDAL TEAM11Le Court Kimberley23MARKUS Riejanne NED LIDLTREK74Markus Riejanne24CIABOCCO Eleonora ITA TEAM PICNIC POSTNL131Ciabocco Eleonora

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Is Paul Seixas going to overhaul Tadej Pogaar? He came closer than most yesterday. It would be valuable to know but absent any predictive certainty just asking the question is enough to make Seixas the most valuable rider about to come on the market.His contract runs to the end of 2027 which means now is the time to discuss 2028 and beyond. Seixas and his agent Joona Lauka can name their price. Of course hes untested in a grand tour of course but the point to emphasise is not what hes done or even doing but what he could do. Being the last to fold before Pogaar rode away yesterday was impressive, more so since he was blocked by the UAE team in moments and apparently had stomach cramps. Then he placed several attacks and finally escaped with Isaac Del Toro who he towed to Siena and then rode away from the Mexican despite all this work.The mere possibility that Seixas could dethrone Pogaar makes him an enticing proposition in the way that Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, Tom Pidcock and Juan Ayuso arent quite because theyve tried and come up short. Theyre still among the best of the rest, exciting, marketable and earn millions a year. But come 2028 can they knock Pogaar off his perch? Signing Seixas offers an option on this. He may never reach that level but his trajectory suggests it is possible. Again to stress its not what hes done, nor what he will do.but what he could do. If you were picking a fantasy team now for the 2028-2030 Tour de France who would be your first pick? It would take a contrarian streak not to pick Seixas today.Spring 2026 is the time to plan for 2028 because budgets need to be in place and the bigger the rider the more theyre central to the team and its budget. There are more and more exceptions with riders breaking contracts to move teams which require resources to be rustled up more quickly but generally teams want to lock in their main riders early. Plenty of teams are arranging signings for 2027 now, even if they cant be official contracts under UCI rules until 1 August. Take Kvin Vauquelin who signed with Ineos last spring as a concrete example. A bigger deal will be done earlier.UAE are obviously interested but congested. One reason Seixas rode Strade Bianche last weekend was because he wanted to test himself against Pogaar and now hell have a taste for trying to topple him. Its less if you cant beat them, join them and more if you can beat them, why join them?. UAE have the money but signing Seixas would create issues for the likes of Del Toro, Almeida, Christen who see their role as anointed successors to Pogaar or Plan B leaders for when the Slovenian isnt racing but that would be their problem with UAE management paid to deliver wins first and manage moods later.Other teams will look on but who can get involved in the bidding? Red Bull have spent big on Evenepoel and Lipowitz already; Lidl-Trek paid a fortune to spring Ayuso out of UAE. Ineos could suit, especially if French sponsor Total Energies funds a move. Richard Plugge needs a replacement for Visma but if he lands a giant then thats a possibility too.Decathlon-CMA CGM have a good chance to retain him. The project is working well for all sides and French sponsors will pay a premium for a French winner; already the team has added sponsors like recruitment agency Addeco and the buzz could bring in more backing. Decathlon own the team and so have more than a marketing budget; shipping company CMA CGM want good publicity but Rodolphe Saad takes a personal interest in sports sponsorships and so could see beyond normal marketing metrics. One issue for them is the French payroll taxes where theyll have to pay millions more than other teams but little stops the team from registering its legal HQ in, say, Switzerland and doing this today would fund the retention of Seixas alone, to borrow Lampedusa itd be a if we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change outcome.All this may feel very premature. Understandable but theres a particular combination of circumstances with Seixas looking irresistible right now and his contract being a live issue to resolve. Its possible that the likes of Lorenzo Finn, Hector Alvarez, Jakob Omrzel or someone not even on our radar blossoms this year and looks as exciting. Or that Seixas continues to grow and bulks up to the point where even ASO runs out of 5-6% climbs. But thats the future and right now all eyes are on Seixas.ConclusionTime well tell what more Seixas can win beyond a stage of the Algarve and the Faun Ardche Classic. But hes at the point now where he looks so promising several top teams will be racing to lure him because of the fear of missing out. His current team will want to secure his services because of this.The most likely scenario is Seixas renews with his team and as part of this gets to ride the Tour de France this summer but this will require busting open the piggybank. Maybe this is wishful thinking but it might be good if he did as we could watch him race rather than think about his deal and challenging UAEs monopoly on the sport has its appeal too.The post The Race for Paul Seixas first appeared on The Inner Ring.