{"id":654984,"date":"2026-06-24T01:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T01:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/654984\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T01:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T01:13:08","slug":"one-of-pogacars-biggest-rivals-seixas-backed-to-mount-serious-tour-challenge-tnt-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/654984\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;One of Pogacar&#039;s biggest rivals&#039; &#8211; Seixas backed to mount serious Tour challenge &#8211; TNT Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi-wFBVV95cUxOcXphLU95VHFINUw3RUo0U3RlYXp2d09nN0puM0k2ZXZ2dVFRbUdsWVVpellueHVZdkMzLXN2Q0tYSE5nOWxMZEt2aU9hSkNULVMyV19Wb3AzX2tuRlRiaENwc3VMU3VHdDlxR0VQN2tPUnloYWtud2d1b1BwdXdJZktHaDNtM01RNDJvUDhTSmNDU1VUSHBUZXpCWlVoNjNGYjF5WkhXeVh1V0xyazl0Y2V2MGlFcVRwNlY0T3pNVDl2V01FRy1lMEowMFY4dnRiQXRnMGUwTnFqdmNIRXFqYkZqdzN6blhuaHl0OVB2UlppNVFHWjRyV1Y1MA?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;One of Pogacar&#8217;s biggest rivals&#8217; &#8211; Seixas backed to mount serious Tour challenge<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;TNT Sports<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi_wFBVV95cUxOZVFmZHQ4YV94SjFrRUZFRjlkMkpicC1pbjhEVGtnQi1CSjVFb1BSU2MwbjlCYmhvSm5FdWxTSzZ0TTRlWXZXenR3Ti1yR19KLTBrQ3R4dldETWpYS2hJVFdzWEk2UzlDMm5RVU5ucndKWTVIWTJpU0dUZl9ubFo2Wm9MNHVYQ2xxdVB6MUlvN3lIbWwtb1BaSV93b3FaeEFOOEhMbUFUNDNnWnNNbmwwWlJuYWpMQ2U5YTN5Y195am95aXdOUlFicGdQSnJ2NjNOS2dJY1FSb1pTclZYT2h3TWNteHYtSEw3Y0VHcGNJa2Q2VFduYTJqX1hIOGtHWDg?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;I put him up there alongside Jonas Vingegaard&#8217; \u2013 UAE Team Emirates manager praises Paul Seixas before Tour de France showdown<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Cyclingnews<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi1AFBVV95cUxOQUtHX0ZVUFhmZlh4Zk54X1lOVldBVnhUQlVNNl9Lc21VeWJEc1QySUlSMElzRTAtbTZPTVZHZ1F6akpwT1Z2SGZFN2I3LXF1MkpCT2M5M1dfLUliVnhFaXYyUzBnZ1FwSWxZYW9xVmx0aEVfaGlCRklLQ3cwdS1WRk4tUDdiUXpveEl4T0ZGbmJ0bGlHdEw5MGFxaE4yWUhYTmEtVVc0TGpYSUlyYnJNRWJUTzBjUlNIR0RocFFSZzdfd0ZFSG9QZDNBeVpheGlIaDRMbA?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Decathlon CMA CGM postpones Tour de France announcement amid rider injury and illness crisis<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;IDLprocycling.com<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi4gFBVV95cUxQeUxPelkzSUlPYXZrWEU3aFV0Y240aUJOZHpRMWFIQ3V4MzRZQ2hySlZZQlQtMWxFaU9YSGNGdnhHUlZVY19kZk1VczlFbWEyWEx4dmpwUlBsUkREXzRjUl9vMGc5S1FiMk1vUHROajdBbENiS29fQ3RKektwRG4zQ2lDOUNOQUVBeFUyV3BWc29qVHFEMjgwaGZwbFpWQU14NVNzb1c3U3hrZUk0Z0JoSllFVzBZUUFsbEo0dEpqcnpCcDl4TlpsaG5pTjUyQ3FUNGpLUm5hXzBCRTRIN3lCVlRR?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u201cI consider him on the same level as Vingegaard\u201d: UAE&#8217;s Matxin blown away by Paul Seixas ahead of the Tour de France<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;CyclingUpToDate.com<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiugFBVV95cUxQdFFtSXVKUjZOYnQtMlV4QzktTTd6OUFsWktJVjgzbkZPd0F3TlcxMDR3RFNzVzBqZG9nLVNhMk16ekRCWlFybVhDRVpNbHpYRGNKdkk0bm5wX0UxZE5wZWdBcU9YbmtmX0poUHpIMm5pdFVCeDluQl8xTFMyM2FYOXBGUE1qcXdMQ3ZzSkt5d05OM1FrcVJabGNEUFFxVGNuSUFZVi04WXhUdEtfZTc1LTNHcmJlRF9wMkE?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Seixas and the troubled approach to the 2026 Tour de France<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Quotidiano Sportivo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8216;One of Pogacar&#8217;s biggest rivals&#8217; 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