Tadej Pogačar 'will probably have to shorten his vacation' to prepare for battles with Paul Seixas next season, says Marc Madiot

Groupama-FDJ United president Marc Madiot has said that Tadej Pogačar "will probably have to shorten his vacation" to prepare for next season after watching Paul Seixas triumph at Il Lombardia . The French racer has enjoyed a phenomenal rise to the top of the sport this season, winning La Flèche Wallonne, Itzulia Basque Country, and the Italian Monument, as well as finishing fourth on his Tour de France debut. Still just 20, Seixas became the youngest Il Lombardia winner in history and the youngest winner of any Monument since 1945 on Saturday, and looks set to rival the all-conquering Pogačar…