The 18 -year -old Lyonnais, who had impressed during the Critérium du Dauphiné with an 8th place, won the tour of the future on Friday, after a final perfectly mastered stage.
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As expected, everything was played in the time trial of the final stage. Frenchman Paul Seixas won, Friday, August 29, on the tour of the future, the race counting The best runners under 23 years old. Author of an excellent time during the last stage, the time trial between Montvalezan (Savoie) and La Rosière (10.4 km, and 690 meters of elevation gain), the 18-year-old Lyonnais won the stage, synonymous with the final victory.
The world champion of the junior time trial in 2024, who offered himself his second victory on this tower, is ahead of his rival, the Belgian Jarno Widar (Lotto Development Team) at 40 '' and the Norgian Jorgen Nordigen (Pro Cycling Stats) at 44 ''. He became the 20th tricolor runner to win this race and the first since David Gaudu in 2016.
The new nugget of tricolor cycling had a decrease in form in the high mountain, which is nevertheless its favorite field, during the previous two stages. Since the start of the week, he had explained “Do not have legs or sensations”. Despite this bad form, he was able to find the necessary resources to win. “It's beautiful! he reacted on arrival. I didn't think I would win with as much advance. The goal is successful. It shows that even 90 %, I was able to win the general. I had watched Gaudu's victory (2016), it was a great moment. “
