# S1 Ep695: Teenager Paul Seixas IS Racing The Tour de France, But Is It A Good Idea? | GCN Show Ep. 695 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-cycling-network-6764689/s1-ep695-teenager-paul-seixas-is-racing-the-tour-de-france-but-is-it-a-good-idea-gcn-show-ep-695 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-cycling-network-6764689/s1-ep695-teenager-paul-seixas-is-racing-the-tour-de-france-but-is-it-a-good-idea-gcn-show-ep-695.md Podcast: [Global Cycling Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-cycling-network-6764689) Published: 2026-05-05T16:11:04+00:00 Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8899507 Audio file: https://audioboom.com/posts/8899507.mp3?modified=1778057109&sid=5124996&source=rss Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-cycling-network-6764689/episodes/s1-ep695-teenager-paul-seixas-is-racing-the-tour-de-france-but-is-it-a-good-idea-gcn-show-ep-695 Duration seconds: 2505 ## Resource In this week's GCN Show, we discuss the bombshell news that 19-year-old French phenomenon Paul Seixas is set to make his debut at this year's Tour de France. We also dive into the latest tech from The Traka, including a first look at the new Campagnolo Record 13 Wireless group set and prototype gravel bikes from Canyon and Factor. Plus, we look at Tadej Pogačar’s new "gym bro" physique and the growing controversy surrounding e-bike bans on outdoor trails. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-cycling-network-6764689/episodes/s1-ep695-teenager-paul-seixas-is-racing-the-tour-de-france-but-is-it-a-good-idea-gcn-show-ep-695/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-cycling-network-6764689/s1-ep695-teenager-paul-seixas-is-racing-the-tour-de-france-but-is-it-a-good-idea-gcn-show-ep-695.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.