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  "description": "The 19-year-old phenom's rise continues to chug along after he demolished the competition in the opening time trial.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T18:48:11.000Z",
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    "All aboard the hype train",
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  "textContent": "Cor Vos\n\nWith some hilly stages on tap in the week to come, the Itzulia Basque Country was always going to be a great opportunity for Paul Seixas (Decathlon-CMA CGM) to secure his first ever WorldTour win. With some stiff competition in the opening time trial, however, stage 1 _seemed_ like a challenging one for the 19-year-old Frenchman.\n\nSeixas did not get the memo. All aboard the hype train!\n\nIn a 13.8 km test that featured an early Cat. 3 climb and an uphill run to the line, Seixas crushed the competition, which included TT talents like the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe duo of Primož Roglič and Florian Lipowitz, the UAE Team Emirates-XRG pairing of Brandon McNulty and Isaac del Toro, and Lidl-Trek's Juan Ayuso. With a time of 17:09, Seixas was comfortably 23 seconds ahead of the day's runner-up Kévin Vauquelin (Ineos Grenadiers) – more than 1 km/h faster than second place – and now enjoys a substantial advantage in the overall standings.\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Full steam ahead for the hype train: Seixas crushes Basque Country TT",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-07T02:14:38.635Z"
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