Teenage Talent Seixas Delighted After 'Marvellously Tough' Tour De France Stage
The 19-year-old French debutant moved to fourth overall and leads the best young rider standings by three seconds after a strong mountain stage.
- On Saturday, French teenage prodigy Paul Seixas finished third on the 155km Tour stage from Mulhouse to Le Markstein, moving into fourth place overall and snatching the white jersey from Spanish rider Juan Ayuso.
- Seixas has remained in the top 10 since the opening stage in Barcelona two weeks ago, gradually gaining seconds on rivals while pursuing a podium finish in Paris.
- Four-Time champion Tadej Pogacar attacked 1.5km from the summit, but Seixas emerged as the strongest contender after two-time former winner Jonas Vingegaard, dragging back the Dane to the finish.
- Seixas now sits 15 seconds behind Evenepoel in the general classification, saying, "It's a great pleasure to have the white jersey and to still be in the running for the podium."
- Sunday's 15th stage features a brutally tough climb to Plateau de Solaison, while Pogacar holds a four and a half minute lead, though he said remaining mountain stages suit Vingegaard.
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French teenager Paul Seixas becomes the best young rider at the Tour de France, climbing to fourth place overall. The 19-year-old, the youngest Tour competitor since 1937, secures the white jersey after a strong performance on Stage 14. He is now 15 seconds behind third-place Remco Evenepoel.
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France24Teenage talent Seixas delighted after 'marvellously tough' Tour de France stage
Seixas has been in the top 10 overall since the opening stage in Barcelona two weeks ago, but he has gradually snared a few seconds here and there from his rivals for a podium finish in Paris. And on Saturday, his third place finish on the mountainous 155km stage from Mulhouse to Le Markstein Fellering allowed him to leapfrog Juan Ayuso into fourth, and snatch the best young rider's white jersey from the Spanish 23-year-old. "It's incredible, i…
Ecuadorians Richard Carapaz and Jefferson Cepeda completed the 14th stage of the Tour de France 2026 on Saturday, July 18th, one of the most demanding days of this edition, held between Mulhouse and Le Markstein-Fellering on a 155.3 km tour.
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