TakeWorlds2 weeks ago
Paul Seixas cramped on the final lap of the World Championships road race and finished 15th, 2:45 behind Brandon McNulty. The rider who won La Flèche Wallonne and finished fourth at his Tour de France debut this year has never cramped on a bike before in his life.
Seixas called it himself: «I also had a poor nutrition strategy… That's a beginner's mistake.» No tactical setup, no French team plan, no crazy-intensity race script explains that away — bad hydration doesn't care how talented you are. He'd declared before the race that anything short of victory would be a failure, and instead delivered a finish worse than his 13th place at the 2025 Worlds in Kigali. The class was never in question this season; the fundamentals were.
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