Mexican young star Isaac del Toro wins Tour de France Singapore Criterium

Looking composed as he crossed the line, del Toro glanced back to confirm his victory before raising his right fist in celebration.

It has been a year to remember for the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider, who also clinched overall victories at the UAE Tour, Tirreno-Adriatico and Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes.

Looking back on his season, he said: “I feel like in a cloud. It’s been a pretty special year and like a dream so I can’t complain about anything, I’m super happy. 

“I’m glad to be here and I’m really living a dream.”

While Seixas lost the exhibition event in Singapore, he was still pleased with his performance.

He said: “Isaac is a really strong rider and it was a really great race – he was strongest in the end so congrats to him.

“He was just too strong on the attack and I was close, but I didn’t catch up.”

Seixas, who in July became the youngest rider to start the Tour since 1937, has also had a memorable 2026 in which he also won the Tour of the Basque Country and La Fleche Wallonne.

In October, a month after he turned 20, he also became the youngest winner of the Giro di Lombardia, which is one of the five Monuments, the most prestigious one-day races in professional cycling.

Reflecting on his year, the Frenchman said: “As a 10-year-old I always dreamt about this and I’m super lucky that this dream came true.

“Today, I can show that this is possible and that you always have to believe in your dreams because sometimes they can come true. I’m really happy that I have the luck to be here.” 

Singapore’s Eamon Lim also enjoyed an encouraging outing at the criterium as he placed eighth for the best finish by a local rider since the event was first staged in 2022.

It was a welcome change for the 21-year-old, who did not complete the criterium in 2025 after he crashed during the race.

Lim, who relished the opportunity to race against Tour riders, said: “It’s a super good experience to be able to ride at such high speeds.

“It’s an unexpected result. I feel pretty happy with it, especially since my race last year didn’t go as well.”

He is looking to develop himself even more, especially after signing for Ccache x Bodywrap, an Australian UCI Continental track and road cycling team, for 2027.

Lim said: “This will allow me to be able to get more international race exposure. We’ll mostly do UCI Asia tours in China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan, so the racing there is also at a really high level.

“Hopefully by racing more with these much better riders than me, I can improve at a much faster rate.”