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Overview
- Seixas, who won the Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday, became the race’s youngest winner at 19 years and 201 days.
- He surged up the race’s steep final climb, the Mur de Huy, to outsprint Switzerland’s Mauro Schmid, posting a final ascent reported as faster than Tadej Pogacar’s time last year.
- Images showed blood on his elbow and thigh late in the race, which he said came from old cuts reopening after a small touch in the peloton rather than a crash.
- He will race Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday, with Décathlon CMA CGM saying a Tour de France decision will follow in the days after, as Pauline Ferrand-Prévot backs a start and Bernard Hinault urges a Giro or Vuelta first.
- The victory extends a breakout spring that includes seven wins and the Tour of the Basque Country title, heightening French hopes for a future Tour contender after decades without a home champion.