A few days before his 20th birthday, Paul Seixas won his first world championship medal in the elite division on Sunday, September 20. Having already been crowned junior world champion in the individual time trial in 2024, Paul took third place in the event at the World Championships in Montreal.
Starting cautiously and staying alert in the turns, Paul picked up speed as the kilometers went by, taking the best lines. As the holder of the provisional fastest time, he then had to wait to see how the final fifteen competitors would fare, hoping to secure a spot on the podium.
With a time of 46’06’’, Paul Seixas finished 1’13’’ behind Remco Evenepoel—who was crowned world champion for the fourth time—and behind Italy’s Filippo Ganna. He thus became the third Frenchman in history to reach the world time trial podium.
Paul Seixas
"I'm on the podium, and I'm really happy about it."
“I felt really good and I’m really happy—I managed my lap time well. Everything went smoothly: my lines were good, and the instructions over the headset were too. I didn’t take too many risks in the turns. That’s perhaps my one small disappointment, because the time I lost to Filippo Ganna was likely due to that—at the start and the finish. But he was stronger; I’m where I belong. Some riders took more risks—that’s racing. I’m on the podium, and I’m really happy about it.”
With a strong time, Daan Hoole finished in the top 10 of the time trial (9th), 2’02’’ behind Remco Evenepoel. Stefan Bissegger finished in 28th place.
