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A Fan Favorite TdF26-119
Perhaps I should have titled this one, "The Fan Favorite." Paul Seixas (Decathlon-CMA CGM) is the young French rider who has all of France hoping that they are seeing the next Frenchman to win their home three-week Tour. It has been forty-one years since a Frenchman has finished the Tour in the Maillot Jaune. That is a long time to wait. I imagine that Seixas' grandfather was a young man the last time the French won their race. It was expected that he would struggle with the individual time trial but that was not the case today. He finished the race of truth gaining time on everyone except the guys in first and second places in the general classification. He also gained back five seconds on Isaac Del Toro in the race for the Maillot Blanc of the best young rider in the Tour de France. He is definitely the youngest and he is showing that he is also one of the best regardless of age. How many of the young boys on the side of the road will one day race in the Tour themselves?