About this episode
This episode explores the rise of cycling superstar Paul Seixas and his remarkable performances in 2026.
This episode of KM0 by The Cycling Podcast is available for everyone to listen to for a limited time before it moves across to our Friends of the Podcast feed shortly. If you enjoy it, and are not already a Friend, consider subscribing annually or monthly to support The Cycling Podcast. The support of our Friends of the Podcast subscribers enables us to deliver our weekly and daily Grand Tour coverage free for all. Sign up at thecyclingpodcast.com To say that Paul Seixas has taken the world of professional cycling by storm this spring would be an understatement of similar proportions to the 19-year-old Frenchman’s gift for riding bicycles. His victory in Flèche Wallonne was just the latest in a series of jaw-dropping performances in 2026. That first win in a World Tour one-day race was preceded and no doubt informed and abetted by an equally remarkable display in Itzulia or the Tour of the Basque Country, where Seixas took three stage wins and cruised to the overall title. Daniel Friebe was in Spain that week to witness the definitive explosion of a cycling superstar. In this special episode, we go on a journey into the heart of the race, as history is made and the future of the…
People in this episode
Host: Daniel Friebe
Topics covered
- professional cycling
- Paul Seixas
- Flèche Wallonne
- Itzulia
- Tour of the Basque Country
- Grand Tour coverage
Keywords
- Paul Seixas
- Flèche Wallonne
- Itzulia
- Tour of the Basque Country
- professional cycling
- Grand Tour
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Cycling Podcast, Blue Panda, Amaraterra
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