"It's important to know how to switch and go to another goal" - Has Paul Seixas just hinted that he will go to Giro d'Italia over Tour de France in 2027?
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Paul Seixas has indicated that he knows his current level is not good enough to beat Tadej Pogacar at the Tour de France. What's the solution for the French sensation? Potentially moving on to other goals to help get him closer to the level he wants to win the yellow jersey.
In a candid admission, Seixas appeared to hint that a Tour de France general classification rush isn't his priority if there are goals to win elsewhere, declaring that he's hungry for further success after his breakout season.
The 20-year-old is taking part in the Saitama Criterium in Japan on Sunday, organised by Tour organisers ASO, and is about to settle into his off-season and get to work on mapping out his next steps. With the Giro and Tour routes now announced, the Frenchman faces speculation about what will be his next Grand Tour.
"It's important to know how to switch and go to another goal. If you don't do that then you stay on what you have and you don't want more," he said in quotes reported by France24.
"I always want more, and I think the guys who won a lot in their career, they always work like that."
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Seixas opens up on his mentality
Seixas opened up on his mentality around his breakthrough season, insisting that he can put success and failures behind him as a way of staying grounded in his pursuit to take further victories.
"If you say that I will achieve all this this year to me before the season, I would not believe it. I'm still making progress because I'm young, so I'm also in the spirit that I don't know what can happen.
"I know that I can make progress but also everyone is making progress now. The next morning [after races], you wake up and say 'OK, it's done'. I look forward, not backwards. Even though I won the Lombardia, I would not look at it when I start the season next year."
"I will try to make some progress"
In an interesting omission, Seixas claimed that he doesn't see himself as capable of winning the Tour at his current level, insisting that the yellow jersey is more of a long-term goal and not an immediate must-win for him.
"You can be the biggest star of the bunch or you can be nothing special, and it would stay the same between each other.
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"It's a good thing because I don't think that if you are the best in the world, then everyone needs to be careful about you. It's a race, everyone is the same.
"With what I showed this year, I'm not able to win the Tour. But we cannot know what can happen next, so I will try to make some progress and then I will see what happens. But I think it's more of a very long-term goal."
Gavin QuinnCycling Journalist
Gavin Quinn is a cycling journalist and ultra-distance cyclist with a BA in Journalism from Dublin City University. Formerly the Press & Communications Officer for Cycling Ireland, Gavin has worked inside the national team at the World Championships and has reported for the Irish Mirror, Mirror UK, and The42.
His expertise is backed by elite-level access, having interviewed stars like Sam Bennett and Ben Healy, as well as immense personal endurance. In 2025, he completed a 12,000km solo cycle from Ireland to Vietnam, following a 4,600km tour across Europe. From the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix to the gradients of the Tourmalet, Gavin’s writing focuses on the "romance and brutality" of the sport. Having visited 50+ countries, he brings a global, cultural perspective to his coverage of the pro peloton for CyclingUpToDate.
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