{"id":248234,"date":"2026-06-14T09:08:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T09:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/14\/we-dont-give-up-paul-seixas-reports-for-duty-on-final-day-of-tour-auvergne-rhone-alpes\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T09:08:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T09:08:48","slug":"we-dont-give-up-paul-seixas-reports-for-duty-on-final-day-of-tour-auvergne-rhone-alpes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/14\/we-dont-give-up-paul-seixas-reports-for-duty-on-final-day-of-tour-auvergne-rhone-alpes\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We don&#8217;t give up&#8217; \u2013 Paul Seixas reports for duty on final day of Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-6e696c3c-9598-48cb-85c7-a8d4b4facb07\">After barely being able to stand at the finish of Saturday&#8217;s extraordinary stage, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/paul-seixas\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/paul-seixas\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/paul-seixas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Seixas<\/a> has reported for the start of the final stage of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/criterium-du-dauphine\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/criterium-du-dauphine\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/criterium-du-dauphine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/down-but-not-out-paul-seixas-produces-extraordinary-comeback-from-early-crash-and-long-chase-to-limit-losses-at-tour-auvergne-rhone-alpes\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/down-but-not-out-paul-seixas-produces-extraordinary-comeback-from-early-crash-and-long-chase-to-limit-losses-at-tour-auvergne-rhone-alpes\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/down-but-not-out-paul-seixas-produces-extraordinary-comeback-from-early-crash-and-long-chase-to-limit-losses-at-tour-auvergne-rhone-alpes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bloodied act of defiance on Saturday<\/a>, there were fears that Seixas might not see the race through to the end, once the adrenaline wore off and his injuries caught up with him.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" 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&#8220;I&#8217;ll be at the start.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Someone then asks Seixas directly if he&#8217;ll be setting off again, to which, climbing onto the bus, he replies: &#8220;Always. We don&#8217;t give up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Seixas staged a stunning fightback from an early crash on Saturday&#8217;s penultimate stage, somehow plugging a four-minute gap during a furious 60km chase with his teammates, and then fighting to seventh on the summit finish despite barely being able to hold the handlebars.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Footage at the finish showed Seixas limping to the podium to collective his combativity award, but not before he had to be hauled to his feet by his father.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-gt5QEfNQFNBbVoZXFE7zpX\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-gt5QEfNQFNBbVoZXFE7zpX slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">He said he suffered abrasions to both arms and legs but indicated that his hands took the brunt of the fall as he slid face first onto the tarmac.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Sunday&#8217;s finale is an explosive brute, measuring just 120km but packing in four major mountain ascents before finishing at the Plateau de Solaison.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><em>More to follow<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped kiosq-b\" id=\"elk-2065806065887748386\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd75 Paul Seixas a re\u00e7u le soutien de sa famille \u00e0 l\u2019arriv\u00e9e.Paul Seixas was welcomed and supported by his family at the finish. \ud83e\udd15#TourAuvergneRhoneAlpes pic.twitter.com\/qswzN61Lbe<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2065806065887748386\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2065806065887748386\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">June 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/we-dont-give-up-paul-seixas-reports-for-duty-on-final-day-of-tour-auvergne-rhone-alpes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After barely being able to stand at the finish of Saturday&#8217;s extraordinary stage, Paul Seixas has reported for the start of the final stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes. 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