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I recorded a chat with a great friend of mine, Matt White, last night on the rest day of the Giro. It felt like slipping straight back into an old rhythm. I’ve spent so many Giro stages with Whitey in the car over the years that I can still picture the way he grips the steering wheel when the race gets spicy, or the way he’ll suddenly go quiet when he’s reading the flow of the bunch. He loves this race like no other. It’s in his bones. Italy shaped him as a rider and then aga

The Detour HQ Breakdown of Cycling’s Hottest Contract Race Paul Seixas has just delivered the kind of early‑career explosion that forces the entire WorldTour to stop what it is doing and reassess its long‑term plans. He is under contract with Decathlon CMA CGM until the end of 2027, but his performances have pushed him into a different economic bracket entirely. He is no longer a promising young rider. He is a decade‑defining asset. Every major team knows this. Every major te