8:45 AM, Morgex: the support cars arrive at the kilometer zero marker in Valle d'Aosta, one driven by the ever-present Bernard Hinault. The Tour de l'Avenir consumes its penultimate act with the morning half-stage that imposes on the riders the climb to Colle San Carlo, a prelude to the small Saint Bernard and the French location that is the epicenter of the entire final - and decisive - day of the Tour de l'Avenir 2025.

La Rosiere delivers verdicts and "The Verdict", carving into the honor roll the names of Seixas and Holmgren. The race anticipated at La Thuile, in the subsequent hairpin turns towards the Italian-French border, one can clearly see what the race radio has just announced. These are the premises of a thundering finale of the short and explosive 41 km stage, an expression of the clear and unequivocal cycling bet on the tourist off-season of the ambitious location hosting the finishes.

Staying with the chronicle, the big names emerge and Jarno Wider places the attack that earns him his second success in less than 24 hours. There's time to calculate the gaps and savor the contents of the afternoon mountain time trial, while stage 5 offers the photo finish victory of yellow jersey Holmgren over Marion Bunel, a reversal of positions in the general classification compared to 2024. They start again, the women, and the positions don't change.

The Tour is won by the Canadian, expanding her margin over the French rider. Our Ciabocco is fourth in the mountain time trial and fifth overall, while the big screen already shows the men's start platform from Montvalezan, 10.3 km lower down. Meanwhile, the speaker asks: who was the last French winner of the Avenir? Answer: David Gaudu, in 2016. In short, the Franco-Italian derby is to be won by the home team, noting the start times of the acclaimed Seixas and the surprising Decomble. Reduced gaps at the start and significant altimetric/kilometer development suggest that anything can happen. The cyclists challenge time and try to anticipate a possible thunderstorm. Here, no one would be heretical in predicting the coup de theatre of World Champion Lorenzo Finn. Or yet another highlight from Widar. And instead, Seixas satisfies the desires of those speaking into the microphone and the spectators, receiving the embrace of his compatriot who until then was in the yellow jersey. The Ag2r La Mondiale professional receives the symbol of leadership from Hinault and knows well that from now on he will be given the title of "Homo Novus" of French cycling.