Paul Seixas prevails in the final kilometers in Saitama
Paul Seixas wins the Saitama criterium, an event outside the UCI calendar, outplaying the American from UAE Emirates-XRG on a 59.5 km urban course.
Pierre-Louis Crescitz
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Key facts
The course is urban and measures 59.5 kilometers. In this compact setting, Seixas lands the day's decisive move.
Paul Seixas wins the Tour de France J:COM Saitama Criterium. The star of French cycling outmaneuvers the American from UAE Emirates - XRG in the…
The race does not count toward the Union Cycliste Internationale calendar. The victory therefore does not enter that official calendar, but it…
The course is urban and measures 59.5 kilometers. In this compact setting, Seixas lands the day's decisive move.
Paul Seixas wins the Tour de France J:COM Saitama Criterium. The star of French cycling outmaneuvers the American from UAE Emirates - XRG in the final kilometers and claims the race.
The race does not count toward the Union Cycliste Internationale calendar. The victory therefore does not enter that official calendar, but it confirms the blow struck by the Frenchman in Saitama.
He strikes at the right moment, when the finale is decided in the final kilometers. The American from UAE Emirates - XRG fails to counter this acceleration.
The favorites keep control of the race. Paul Seixas emerges the winner after choosing the decisive moment to break away from his rival.
Jacquelin remains in the peloton. His placing leaves him outside the move that gives Seixas victory in this criterium contested outside the UCI calendar.
Dig deeper
Who is Paul Seixas?
Paul Seixas is a young French cyclist, regarded as one of the peloton's breakthrough riders, who prevails here against a rival from UAE Emirates - XRG.
What is the Tour de France J:COM Saitama Criterium?
It is an exhibition race on an urban circuit, linked to the Tour de France and backed by the Japanese operator J:COM, that does not count toward the official calendar.
Where is Saitama, and why does the course matter?
Saitama is a city in the prefecture of the same name, north of Tokyo; the criterium is contested there on a compact urban circuit of 59.5 kilometers.
What is the International Cycling Union?
The UCI is the federation that governs world cycling and its official calendar; a victory outside that calendar brings neither UCI points nor a UCI ranking.
What is UAE Emirates - XRG?
UAE Emirates - XRG is a professional WorldTour team whose American rider is the rival Seixas drops in the final kilometers.