Radsport: Supertalent Paul Seixas wins Flèche Wallonne

“It’s unbelievable, what a victory. Last year I watched the race on TV, now I’m on the podium,” said Seixas.

The youngster thus continued his meteoric rise in cycling. Less than two weeks ago he won the difficult Basque Country Tour ahead of Florian Lipowitz, after only being beaten by the Slovenian world champion Pogacar in the Strade Bianche gravel race.

On Sunday against Pogacar and Evenepoel

Pogacar, who won the Flèche for the second time last year, is currently concentrating on the spring classic Liège-Bastogne-Liège, which he has already won three times. There he will meet Seixas again on Sunday, as will double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel. “Tadej is Tadej. I try to be as good as possible. I do my best,” said Seixas.

While Seixas recently tried to make a decision early in the Basque Country, he remained a little more cautious on the 1.4 kilometer long and average 9.1 percent steep climb to Huy, which had to be overcome a total of three times on the Flèche. The man from Lyon dominated the race from the front and only pulled away in the last 300 meters.