Rumours linking UAE Workforce Emirates-XRG to Paul Seixas have been swirling within the Belgian media, loud sufficient that Patrick Lefevere used his Nieuwsblad column to induce the younger rider to signal anyplace however UAE. Now a brand new twist has emerged: a switch between the identical two groups, for a French rider however involving a special title completely.
In line with L’Equipe, Pavel Sivakov will transfer from UAE to Decathlon on a three-year contract from 2027. The signing seems designed to ship a message to Seixas, whose contract expires in 2027, that Decathlon are constructing one thing price staying for, whilst UAE and reportedly Ineos Grenadiers circle the 19-year-old rising star.
Sivakov has had an fascinating profession arc, going from a younger tremendous expertise profitable the under-23 Giro d’Italia, the Ronde de l’Isard and the Giro della Valle d’Aosta in 2017, to that of an excellent domestique for Tadej Pogačar at UAE beginning in 2024.
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On the finish of 2025, Sivakov shared with Cyclingnews that he nonetheless had ambitions and is “looking for a superb stability, keep away from the errors and so be there all 12 months and carry out.”
Additionally reportedly on Decathlon’s radar is Jordan Jegat, one other member of that French squad in Rwanda. His TotalEnergies contract expires this 12 months, and a tenth-place end on the 2025 Tour de France makes him an fascinating prospect as a mountain domestique for Seixas. L’Equipe studies that discussions are properly underway and transferring in the proper course to convey 26-year-old Jegat to the French WorldTour squad.
