{"id":205201,"date":"2026-04-23T08:12:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=205201"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:12:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:12:37","slug":"paul-seixas-wins-la-fleche-wallonne-vollering-takes-womens-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2026\/04\/23\/paul-seixas-wins-la-fleche-wallonne-vollering-takes-womens-race\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legend Grows: Paul Seixas Wins La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne, Vollering Takes Women\u2019s Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Paul Seixas added to his growing legend by outsprinting several strong rivals on the brutal final climb to win La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne, becoming at 19 years of age the youngest rider ever to win this Ardennes Classic. He is also the second-youngest rider to win any of the three Ardennes Classics, surpassed only by 18-year-old Victor Fastre, who won Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge way back in 1909.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>A late winning burst<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The budding Decathlon CMA CGM superstar surged to the front of a surprisingly large group of riders with 400 meters left to ride on the third ascent of the Mur de Huy (1.3km @ 9.6%, max. 19%). Several riders managed to stay on his wheel, when, 200 meters from the finish, as he put it afterwards, \u201cI looked at the others and judged them and then I attacked and gave it full gas all the way.\u201d It was no contest as the French teenager gradually pulled away.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The plan was to set a strong pace today,\u201d Seixas added. \u201cThat started right from the start when turning onto the local circuit [which was ridden three times]. From that moment on, it was a real struggle. I mainly had to stay on the wheel of my teammates. I really have to thank them, too, because they rode brilliantly. I was brought into a good position for the final climb. This victory is really down to the team. I am very satisfied. This is an enormously important victory. Last year I was still watching [it] on television; now I just won this race.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swiss national champion Mauro Schmid (Jayco AlUla) finished second, 3 seconds adrift, just ahead of Visma\u2013Lease a Bike\u2019s Ben Tullett, who celebrated the first WorldTour podium of his career.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2026\/04\/03\/evenepoels-late-entry-turns-tour-of-flanders-into-a-four-king-circus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remco Evenepoel<\/a> (Red Bull\u2013BORA\u2013hansgrohe) opted to skip the race to save himself for Sunday\u2019s Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge, the race lost much of its suspense as Seixas was widely seen as much the strongest rider. His strongest rivals \u2013 such as Lenny Martinez (Bahrain-Victorious), Beno\u00eet Cosnefroy (UAE Team Emirates\u2013XRG), Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek), Romain Gr\u00e9goire (Groupama\u2013FDJ United), K\u00e9vin Vauquelin (INEOS Grenadiers) and Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) \u2013 all finished in the top 13 but never really looked like threatening the winner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asked about his prospects in Sunday\u2019s Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge, when he\u2019ll be facing Tadej Poga\u010dar and Evenepoel, Seixas said, with a laugh, &#8220;That&#8217;s going to be a great race. I will try to defend myself as best I can, but today is already a sign that I am in form.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Vollering wins with powerful uphill solo<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_205203\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-205203\" style=\"width: 990px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/04\/Demi-Vollering-Fleche-Wallonne-profimedia-1093576933.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-205203 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/04\/Demi-Vollering-Fleche-Wallonne-profimedia-1093576933.webp\" alt=\"Demi Vollering\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/04\/Demi-Vollering-Fleche-Wallonne-profimedia-1093576933.webp 990w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/04\/Demi-Vollering-Fleche-Wallonne-profimedia-1093576933-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/04\/Demi-Vollering-Fleche-Wallonne-profimedia-1093576933-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/04\/Demi-Vollering-Fleche-Wallonne-profimedia-1093576933-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2026\/04\/Demi-Vollering-Fleche-Wallonne-profimedia-1093576933-272x182.webp 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-205203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vollering in action at the 2026 La Fl\u00e9che Wallonne. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Seixas bided his time on the Mur de Huy, in the women\u2019s race Demi Vollering (FDJ United\u2013SUEZ) attacked out of a group of 18 riders 500 meters from the finish, and soon had a sizeable gap on Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma\u2013Lease a Bike), Kasia Niewiadoma (CANYON\/\/SRAM zondacrypto), seven-time race winner Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx\u2013Protime) and other rivals, after getting an excellent leadout by the apparently inexhaustible Elise Chabbey and Juliette Berthet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She appeared to have the race in the bag when last year\u2019s winner, Puck Pieterse (Fenix\u2013Premier Tech), burst out of a small chase group with 120 meters left to ride and was gaining with every pedal stroke. But about 50 meters from the line, Vollering looked around and must have received a shock, because Pieterse was almost on her wheel. She put on a final burst to hold her off and win the race for a second time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Vollering put it afterwards, \u201cI&#8217;m really happy to win it and I think in an impressive way, I guess.\u00a0I had no idea of course what happened behind, I never looked back.\u00a0I only looked back just before the finish and I saw a Puck coming, so I was like &#8216;oh my god, I still need to do a sprint. . . . I just really trust my own pace and I didn&#8217;t want to have any regrets afterwards, so I just went over Elise [Chabbey] after an incredible lead-out from my teammates, full gas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pieterse finished just behind her, while 23-year old Paula Blasi (UAE Team ADG) confirmed her surprise victory in last Sunday\u2019s Amstel Gold Race, and her star potential, by finishing an excellent third, 3 seconds adrift. Niewiadoma was fourth at 6 seconds, after having a minor mechanical issue on the climb.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vollering confirmed her excellent form and her drive to dominate the sport this year. She has won six races so far this year and will be looking for her third win in Li\u00e8ge-Bastogne-Li\u00e8ge on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Results Men\u2019s 2026 La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne, Herstal to Mur de Huy, 200km<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paul Seixas, Decathlon CMA CGM 4:35:29<br \/>\n2. Mauro Schmid, Jayco AlUla\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0+0:03<br \/>\n3. Ben Tulett, Visma-Lease a Bike\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<br \/>\n4. Beno\u00eet Cosnefroy, UAE Team Emirates\u2013 XRG\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<br \/>\n5. Mattias Skjelmose, Lidl-Trek\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0+0:08<br \/>\n6. Alex Baudin, EF Education\u2013EasyPost\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<br \/>\n7. Ion Izagirre, Cofidis\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0+0:10<br \/>\n8. Lenny Martinez, Bahrain-Victorious\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<br \/>\n9. 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