{"id":191866,"date":"2025-10-05T16:45:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T16:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/191866\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T16:45:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T16:45:10","slug":"on-the-podium-with-tadej-pogacar-and-remco-evenepoel-its-the-stuff-of-childhood-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/191866\/","title":{"rendered":"On the podium with Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel… it’s the stuff of childhood dreams!"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA French masterclass in instinct and grit<\/p>\n

Seixas played his cards smartly. Early on, when his teammate Romain Gr\u00e9goire was part of France\u2019s main plan, Seixas held back in the chase group behind Pogacar\u2019s attack, refusing to collaborate too soon. Some in the group didn\u2019t like it, but the 19-year-old knew his job. \u201cI didn\u2019t pull at first because we still had a shot coming from behind,\u201d he explained. \u201cI got a bit of stick for it, but that\u2019s just how racing works.\u201d<\/p>\n

When it became clear the peloton was out of the picture, Seixas was unleashed \u2014 and he didn\u2019t waste the opportunity. \u201cOnce I was told to work, I gave it everything. Remco was up the road, and if I didn\u2019t ride, we\u2019d have been caught. From that moment, I knew I had to fight for this medal with everything I had.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Paul<\/p>\n

Seixas crossed the line in 3rd for a breakthrough podium finish<\/p>\n

A brutal battle for bronze<\/p>\n

As Evenepoel surged clear in pursuit of Pogacar, Seixas found himself locked in a tense duel with Christian Scaroni (Italy) for the final spot on the podium. It was a battle of attrition, of heart, of who wanted it more \u2014 and it was Seixas who cracked it open. \u201cI must have attacked ten times,\u201d he laughed. \u201cI was completely on the limit and just kept trying. I didn\u2019t even know how many times I went \u2014 I just left everything out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

With just a few kilometres to go, one last explosive effort finally broke Scaroni\u2019s resistance. \u201cWhen I saw a 20-metre gap open, I was super motivated\u2026 but I was still scared he might come back, especially in a sprint. So I just tore myself to pieces to hold it.\u201d<\/p>\n

It worked. Seixas crossed the line in third, fists clenched, crowd in raptures, his name now permanently etched alongside some of the sport\u2019s very best.<\/p>\n

The future is now<\/p>\n

While Pogacar and Evenepoel extended their legacies with yet another duel for gold and silver, Seixas\u2019 bronze could well be the most significant result of the day \u2014 a sign that the next generation is not just coming, but already here.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe crowd pushed me to my absolute limits,\u201d he said. \u201cThey carried me through this race \u2014 every metre. I\u2019ll never forget today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Up next for Seixas is Il Lombardia, where he\u2019ll once again test himself against the elite. But after his performance in Saint-Romain-de-Lerps, it\u2019s clear that this 19-year-old is not just a name for the future \u2014 he\u2019s a force in the present.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A French masterclass in instinct and grit Seixas played his cards smartly. Early on, when his teammate…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":191867,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":["post-191866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}