Young Paul Seixas has prevailed with authority in his debut at Flèche Wallonne
The platoon has come together to the final ascent of the Huy Wall after several escape attempts. Seixas has had the baton of command at the last climb, and has attacked 200 yards from the top to raise his arms at the finish line.
Paul Seixas raises his arms at the top of the Huy Wall.
The young French star Paul Seixas (Decathlon), the last winner of the Return to the Basque Country, has commanded the Huy Wall and won Flèche Wallonne with authority.
The platoon has come together to the final ascent of the Huy Wall, after several attempts to escape. In the last few miles there have been several falls in the platoon due to the struggle and nervousness for the best position.
Thus, Seixas has won the famous classic in the 90th edition of the Flèche Wallonne race, with a 200-kilometer journey between Herstal and the Huy Wall. Seixas (19 years old, Lyon) has held the baton in the last climb and attacked 200 metresfrom the top, with a time of 4h.35.28 to raise his arms at an average speed of 43.6 kilometres per hour.
Seixas takes over from the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar.
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