No luck for Paul Seixas at the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026. After crashing yesterday and delivering a remarkable performance nonetheless considering the circumstances (7th at 1'17" from Del Toro after chasing practically all day), the young French prodigy from Decathlon CMA CGM had to surrender to the pain from his crash 24 hours earlier and, after 32 kilometers of today's stage (the final one of the 78th edition of the French stage race), he raised the white flag and abandoned the race.

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After 32 km, @seixas_paul preferred to call it a day.
Time to rest. See you soon 💪🏼.

After 32 km, @seixas_paul decided to call it a day.
Rest up. See you back soon 💪🏼#DECATHLONCMACGMTEAM - © Getty pic.twitter.com/swBObTRUpM

— DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM (@decathloncmacgm) June 14, 2026

For him, expected to be a protagonist at the upcoming Tour de France where he could wage an exciting battle with Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel among others, the goal now will be to recover from the injuries sustained in recent hours and then get back to preparing in the best possible way for the major event in July.