Visma | Lease a Bike in transfer talks with Paul Seixas - Vingegaard's team join race for Decathlon CMA CGM teenager
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Paul Seixas is seemingly the first name on every team's transfer wishlist, and although only a few teams have the resources to complete such a deal, one of them have just confirmed their interest in the teenager. Team Visma | Lease a Bike have confirmed they have been in talks with the Decathlon CMA CGM rider.
Contracted until the end of the 2027 season, Seixas has enjoyed an astronomical rise in cycling as he now stars in the Tour de France. Making his debut at La Grand Boucle, he's mixing it with the likes of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard at the front end of the race.
And he could find himself teammates with Giro champion Vingegaard in the latest development in his future speculation. Visma have confirmed they first held talks with Seixas last summer, with team manager Richard Plugge speaking with the French prodigy in Tignes, the usual pre-Tour de France base of Visma.
According to Wielerflits, Visma and Seixas have kept continuous contact since last year. It's reported Visma's proposal centres around Seixas immediately developing under the mentorship of Jonas Vingegaard - similar to the Dane's own development under Primoz Roglic from 2021.
Seixas has already proven he can hang with the Tour's top contenders across the Grand Depart after some frantic racing. After a strong opening time trial, he lost just a handful of seconds to a rampant Pogacar and Vingegaard to sit sixth overall ahead of Tuesday's stage 4.
Huge financial offers for Seixas
The most recent rumours around Seixas have suggested that Tom Pidcock's team Pinarello Q36.5 presented Seixas' agent with an outstanding €13 millions per year offer, a rumour which has since been debunked by rider super agent Alex Carera as hoax.
For context (private sponsors aside) Tadej Pogacar as the best paid cyclist in the world is said to be earning roughly €8 millions per year on his current contract through 2030 at UAE Team Emirates - XRG, the world's richest team.
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Meanwhile at Decathlon, works on a more lucrative deal for Seixas are beginning, it seems. The management of the French team confirmed in an interview with Le Parisien that the Grand Tour rider is "a strategic priority" for the team.
According to the French newspaper, Decathlon CMA CGM is reportedly willing to run through a large part of their budget. Apparently, an attractive renewal offer is to land on Seixas agent's table very soon. Details are not yet known, but it is said to be a bid at least as strong as of rival teams.
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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