Anti-doping chiefs reject claims of Paul Seixas favouritism as Tour rivals cry foul

Jul 22, 2026 - 20:05
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Anti-doping chiefs reject claims of Paul Seixas favouritism as Tour rivals cry foul
  • Home rider Seixas yet to be tested at night, unlike some rivals

  • Authorities deny French doping agency plays role in who is tested

Anti-doping authorities at the Tour de France have rejected accusations of preferential treatment towards Paul Seixas, the teenage French rider and home favourite who is placed fourth overall.

Seixas and his Decathlon CMA CGM team were tested, with the rest of the peloton, on Monday evening as part of the biological passport testing programme, but the 19-year-old has not yet been subjected to the nocturnal test that both the race leader Tadej Pogacar and the now-withdrawn Jonas Vingegaard underwent.

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