French cyclist Paul Seixas has achieved his first professional World Tour victory at the age of 19, winning the opening stage of the Tour Down Under in Tanunda, Australia. Competing in his debut race for Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, Seixas launched a late solo attack in the final few hundred meters to outpace the peloton. This performance marks a successful transition to the professional ranks for the young rider, as he now takes the early lead in the general classification of the multi-stage event.
- Nineteen-year-old Paul Seixas won the first stage of the Tour Down Under, marking his first victory at the World Tour level.
- The victory occurred during Seixas’ professional debut with the Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale team.
- Seixas initiated a solo breakaway approximately 500 meters from the finish line to hold off the sprinting field.
- He finished the stage ahead of veteran riders Jack Haig and Corbin Strong.
- With this win, Seixas becomes the leader of the general classification and will wear the ochre jersey in the subsequent stage.
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