There were some teary eye moments on the tour podium and yesterday too. But of course he is no Alaphilippe for example Who lets all emotions out....He is also only 22, Alaphilippe for example has lost his father. Tadej, luckily, seems so have been spared from those hardships.
But Tadej also had to fight. In his early years he was always behind his teammates as he was super super tiny (I have some pictures, he was like 20 cm shorter than Ziga Jerman for example who is his age). He was always called “tamau”, little one and had to fight fight fight to hang on. Only in 2016 he seemed to grow and things changed for him.
He seems like a genuine sweet and friendly guy when you see him with his teammates and old slovenian friends. Just very humble and a tiny bit shy.
He is also sponsoring his old club now, which is now renamed to “Pogi Team”. Apparently all his personal sponsor money goes to that club now. He keeps only what he gets from his team wage (ok that is enough to live from
). I find that a remarkable thing for a 22-year old to do, to be this involved and giving back already.