Paul Seixas will remain with Decathlon CMA CGM in 2027

Paul Seixas has ended speculation about an early move by confirming that he will ride for Decathlon CMA CGM in 2027. The decision is significant, but it is not a long-term commitment: his current contract runs through the end of 2027, leaving his position from 2028 onward open.

Seixas has ruled out a 2027 transfer

Seixas made clear that he will remain with Decathlon CMA CGM next season. That closes the immediate transfer question: any move in 2027 would have required him to leave his existing agreement early, something his statement rules out.

The next negotiation is therefore about a possible extension for 2028 and beyond. Decathlon team manager Dominique Serieys has indicated that the team wants to begin those discussions, but neither side has imposed a fixed timetable. The team’s argument is that Seixas can pursue his biggest ambitions—including Grand Tour success—without changing squads.

Why so many teams wanted him

Interest intensified after Seixas produced an exceptional second professional season and then finished fourth overall on his Tour de France debut. He also placed fifth on the race’s first major mountain stage over the Tourmalet, showing that he could match established contenders in demanding climbing conditions.

That performance followed an unusually strong run of results earlier in 2026. Seixas won La Flèche Wallonne and the overall classification at Itzulia Basque Country, where he also won three stages and took the young-rider, mountains and points classifications. He had already won a stage at the Volta ao Algarve and the Faun Ardèche Classic.

Together, those results suggested a rider with more than one speciality. Seixas had shown the ability to win one-day races, climb over stage-race terrain and compete over three weeks at the highest level. His Tour result gave rival teams an especially strong reason to view him as a potential future Grand Tour leader.

Which rival teams were linked with Seixas?

Reports identified several major teams as interested in the Frenchman, including UAE Team Emirates-XRG, Visma | Lease a Bike, Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe and Pinarello-Q36.5. Other reports also named additional WorldTour suitors, so the scale of the interest was broader than a single-team pursuit.

The reported approaches varied in certainty. Visma’s interest was discussed publicly, while a large potential offer from Q36.5-Pinarello was reported by cycling media. Seixas himself cautioned that some of the stories surrounding him were false and declined to validate the biggest reported offers.

That distinction matters. The confirmed development is Seixas’ commitment to Decathlon for 2027—not that every reported offer or negotiation has been formally verified.

Decathlon is trying to control the pressure

Serieys has said that the pressure around Seixas came mainly from media coverage and teams attempting to recruit him, rather than from Decathlon or the rider. The team has therefore avoided setting a deadline for renewal talks.

The concern is not only contractual. Seixas has become the focus of intense attention at an unusually young age, and Decathlon has indicated that his programme must be managed carefully so that the demands of rapid success do not become overwhelming.

Seixas has also tried to keep the attention in perspective. Following the Tour, he described himself as exhausted, took time away with family and friends, and later said he felt recovered.

What comes next for Seixas?

His immediate priority is returning to competition after the post-Tour break. He is expected to line up in the Canadian WorldTour races before shifting his focus to the World Championships.

At the Worlds, Seixas will look to build on his previous 13th-place finish in the elite men’s road race and carry the confidence gained from his Tour debut into the next stage of his development.

For now, the message is straightforward: Seixas will be a Decathlon CMA CGM rider in 2027. The more consequential question—whether the French team can retain its teenage leader beyond the end of that season—has only been postponed.