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“The contradiction between the outsized prominence of the #TourdeFrance within the sport and the disappointing performances of the home nation for so long has produced a strain, putting each potential Great French Hope under immense pressure the second they secure an interesting result”
“while the hype will be there even if there was great risk of pfft-ing, #Seixas is the first French rider in a while who actually deserves it” https://defector.com/cycling-prodigy-paul-seixas-accepts-the-sports-defining-burden
“The contradiction between the outsized prominence of the #TourdeFrance within the sport and the disappointing performances of the home nation for so long has produced a strain, putting each potential Great French Hope under immense pressure the second they secure an interesting result”
“while the hype will be there even if there was great risk of pfft-ing, #Seixas is the first French rider in a while who actually deserves it” https://defector.com/cycling-prodigy-paul-seixas-accepts-the-sports-defining-burden
Cycling Prodigy Paul Seixas Accepts The Sport's Defining Burden | Defector
When Paul Seixas rode away from Matteo Jorgenson 40 kilometers from the finish of this past weekend’s Faun-Ardeche Classic, he was taking a casual drink. The 19-year-old Frenchman had just shattered a small group wending up the Col de Saint Romain de Lerps, forcing a pace only Jorgenson could match, and he was regrouping when…
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