{"id":250869,"date":"2025-11-08T08:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/250869\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T08:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T08:09:12","slug":"italian-cyclocross-supertalent-steals-paul-seixas-throne-for-the-youngest-worldtour-rider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/250869\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian cyclocross supertalent steals Paul Seixas&#8217; throne for the youngest WorldTour rider!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 campaign is getting ready little by little. Although the off-season has only just begun, the days are passing, and in the blink of an eye the World Tour teams will once again be competing on the road for the best victories on the calendar. And, as every year, many spotlights will be on the youngest promises of the peloton. Watch out for <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclinguptodate.com\/mattia-agostinacchio\" title=\"Mattia Agostinacchio\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mattia Agostinacchio<\/a>.The Italian rider, world junior cyclo-cross champion, recently signed for <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclinguptodate.com\/ef-education-easypost\" title=\"EF Education-EasyPost\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EF Education-EasyPost<\/a>. Several teams wanted his services, but the American team was finally victorious. As of January 1, 2026, Agostinacchio will officially become the youngest rider in the entire World Tour, surpassing <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclinguptodate.com\/paul-seixas\" title=\"Paul Seixas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Seixas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Much has been said about Paul Seixas, and rightly so. The Frenchman has fully exploited his talent this year, and at just 19 years old, he is said to be the next star of the Tour de France. His bronze at the European Championships was serious stuff, coming in behind only Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>But at least he will no longer be the youngest rider with Agostinacchio around. Hailing from Aosta, Mattia Agostinacchio was born in September 2007, that is, almost a year later than Paul Seixas. With EF Educations-EasyPost&#8217;s new cyclocross team, he has already debuted in the pink jersey in field, becoming the youngest cyclist ever to do so.<\/p>\n<p>The other great talent that stands out in this list is Albert Philipsen. The very young Lidl-Trek rider finished last season at a very high level: 2nd in Tre Valli Varesine behind Tadej Pogacar and 3rd in Paris-Tours. He also has everything to be a big star in a peloton in which he will be, in 2026, the third youngest cyclist of all.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/paul-seixas-690d18c0f3afc.jpg@webp.webp\" class=\"w-auto h-auto\" alt=\"Paul Seixas will no longer be the youngest rider in the World Tour\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Paul Seixas will no longer be the youngest rider in the World Tour<\/p>\n<p>The 10 youngest World Tour players in 2026<\/p>\n<p>* Age as of November 7, 2025<\/p>\n<p>OrderCyclistTeamAge1\u00baMattia AgostinacchioEF Education-EasyPost18 years and 111 days2\u00baPaul SeixasDecathlon CMA CGM19 years and 100 days3\u00baAlbert PhilipsenLidl-Trek19 years and 121 days4\u00baCamille CharretCofidis (relegation)19 years and 183 days5\u00baAdri\u00e0 PericasUAE Team Emirates &#8211; XRG19 years and 221 days6\u00baJakob OmrzelBahrain &#8211; Victorious19 years and 287 days7\u00baWil HolmesJayco AlUla19 years and 316 days8\u00baSenna RemijnAlpecin-Deceuninck19 years and 345 days9\u00baMatthias SchwarzbacherEF Education-EasyPost20 years and 11 days10\u00baPablo TorresUAE Team Emirates &#8211; XRG20 years and 53 days<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 campaign is getting ready little by little. 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