Paul Seixas wins Il Lombardia 2026: the Frenchman of Decathlon CMA CGM takes a solo victory

Paul Seixas has won Il Lombardia 2026. The French rider of the Decathlon CMA CGM Team finished the road race in 5:49:28, dropping the Spaniard Enric Mas (Movistar Team) by 48 seconds and the Italian Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) by 1 minute and 5 seconds. The race The race was decided in the final phases, when Seixas accelerated on the closing ramps, building a margin that he then managed all the way to the finish line. Behind him a second line of chasers formed, unable to close the gap. The group of the best riders reached the finish line with gaps that were contained but clear: Mas limited his losses to 48 seconds, while Ciccone conceded 1 minute and 5 seconds to the winner. The other general classification riders finished further behind. Final Classification Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) — 5:49:28 Enric Mas (Movistar Team) — +0:48 Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) — +1:05 Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe) — +1:20 Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates XRG) — +1:20 Analysis of the gaps The podium is spread over just over a minute: a margin that confirms how the selection happened progressively, without a decisive long-range attack. Evenepoel and McNulty, who arrived together at 1 minute and 20 seconds, complete the top five with the same deficit, a sign of a shared management in the chasing phase. For Seixas this is a prestigious success in one of the hardest classics on the international calendar, achieved in the jersey of the Decathlon CMA CGM Team. Behind the winner, Mas confirms his solidity in one-day races, while Ciccone takes Lidl-Trek onto the third step of the podium. Closing Il Lombardia 2026 therefore ends with the victory of Paul Seixas, first ahead of Enric Mas and Giulio Ciccone. The final classification delivers a clear picture: a winner capable of making the difference in the finale and a group of chasers forced to chase from a distance.