{"id":735500,"date":"2026-06-14T06:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T06:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/735500\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T06:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T06:45:22","slug":"teammate-criticizes-the-peloton-after-seixas-crash-del-toro-responds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/735500\/","title":{"rendered":"Teammate criticizes the peloton after Seixas crash; Del Toro responds"},"content":{"rendered":"

The crash involving Paul Seixas<\/a> in the seventh stage<\/a> of the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes was, understandably, a major talking point both during and after the stage. The young Frenchman from Decathlon CMA CGM<\/a> was self-critical and took responsibility himself, but teammate L\u00e9o Bisiaux would have liked to see a little more help from the peloton.Seixas went down early in the seventh stage, by his own admission because of \u201ca stupid mistake.\u201d<\/a> He apologized afterward and then completely emptied himself for the teammates who had helped him. Bisiaux also played a crucial role in bringing the team leader back, after Seixas had at one point been four minutes behind.<\/p>\n

That gap was not easy to close, firstly because the peloton kept fighting for a place in the breakaway for a long time. Only once that battle eased slightly was Seixas able to regain contact. By then, however, he had already had to test himself heavily, and on the final climb he eventually lost time.<\/p>\n

Read more in the other Seixas articles<\/p>\n

Bisiaux saw several teams riding hard after Seixas crashWhile Decathlon CMA CGM was proud<\/a> afterward of the work done by Seixas and his four helpers, Bisiaux also pointed, speaking to Cycling Pro Net<\/a>, to the lack of help from the peloton. The general classification teams never went full gas, but they did not exactly hit the brakes for Seixas either.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the end, he limited the damage pretty well, because we were eventually able to bring him back,\u201d Bisiaux said. \u201cIt is a shame that it was not really raced in a sporting way. There were several teams that started riding hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some will argue that it was part of the fight for the stage win. Others, including Bisiaux, will feel that waiting would have been the more sporting option. \u201cYesterday, nobody rode for the stage win, and today everybody wanted it. That is strange, but that is how it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more below the photo<\/p>\n

\"paul-seixas\"\/Del Toro unhappy with peloton\u2019s racing styleStage winner Isaac del Toro<\/a> also had an opinion on the racing style used during stage 7, as he explained in the mixed zone<\/a>. The fact that Seixas crashed did not surprise him too much. \u201cThe peloton takes far too many risks, in every descent, in feed zones, on the flat, and even on climbs there are crashes almost everywhere,\u201d Del Toro said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is insane,\u201d added a critical Del Toro, who managed to stay out of trouble himself. \u201cI am surprised by the number of crashes this week. It is really bizarre. That is why we also tried to control the situation in the race. On Friday we did nothing and the breakaway got a lot of room, so we wanted to control it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Author: David
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