Anti-doping chiefs reject claims of Paul Seixas favouritism as Tour rivals cry foul

Anti-doping authorities at the Tour de France have dismissed accusations of favouritism towards 19-year-old French rider Paul Seixas, who sits fourth overall. While Seixas and his Decathlon CMA CGM team participated in Monday's biological passport testing alongside the peloton, he has not yet undergone the nocturnal testing that race leader Tadej Pogacar and the now-withdrawn Jonas Vingegaard both experienced. Authorities also denied that the French doping agency has any influence over which riders are selected for testing.