Absent from the undergrowth this winter, Paul Seixas skipped cyclo-cross to stay warm. Currently training with his team, the 18-year-old athlete is preparing to make his return to the WorldTour, with his team Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale. “It was a desire I had not to do cross-country. I chose to move to the WorldTour and it's a hell of a challenge, it was a responsibility to prepare well for the season and not to be on all the tables at the same time”, explains for DirectVelo the one who comes out of the Junior ranks as a reminder. “I was able to gain a little volume. It could already go well in the first races”projects the young runner.
And his return to school is already imminent. From the opening in France, Paul Seixas will be on the starting line at the Marseille-La Marseillaise GP. Before discovering the WorldTour level on the UAE Tour, and “a question mark” on the Drôme-Ardèche Loops. “Then there will be rounds of the Coupe de France, like the Roue Tourangelle or the Classic Loire-Atlantique to gain experience, the Tour des Alpes, and the rest will have to move”. Depending on the start of the season, in particular. “It will depend on what happened, the feelings. Maybe there will be breaks etc. The most important thing is that it can be modified depending on how I feel so as not to skip steps or force too much”.
Nevertheless, the Tour de l'Ain is part of his program, like the Tour de Luxembourg and the Tour of Guangxi at the end of the year, with the hope of participating in the Tour de l'Avenir in the meantime. With the Conti, the Tour d’Italie Espoirs and the Alpes Isère Tour are in the cards. In any case, with a winter away from competition for the first time in his young career, Paul Seixas is obviously eager to do battle. “I wasn't used to winter preparation, I only did cross country so I ran all the time. Not running for so long makes you want to start again. I can't wait. I understand the road racers”he concludes with a smile.
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