Matej Mohoric, master of gravity and gravel

[Blanco]

He'll be a major force in the upcoming monuments, and he could be a factor in all 4 of them this spring.

 

[johnymax]

He'll be a major force in the upcoming monuments, and he could be a factor in all 4 of them this spring.

Can he finally show something in Strade Bianche? He's never done a top 10 in the race, but it should really suit him...or are some of the climbs just too steep for him?

 

[CyclistAbi]

Considering cyclists such as Pogačar and van Aert won't participate at Strade Bianche. And considering the current form Mohorič is in.

Fingers crossed!

 

[yaco]

I doubt Mohoric can climb well enough to win Strade - There's lots of climbing in this race on the gravel.

 

[AlfaLum]

Can he finally show something in Strade Bianche? He's never done a top 10 in the race, but it should really suit him...or are some of the climbs just too steep for him?

Didn’t he crash here last year with Alaphilippe?

 

[acm]

Didn’t he crash here last year with Alaphilippe?

Yes. And injured his knee, so a few days before MSR he didn't even know if he would be able to race there.

 

[Netserk]

I doubt Mohoric can climb well enough to win Strade - There's lots of climbing in this race on the gravel.

He was nearly in a winning position in Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2020. I don’t think he’s a worse climber than Asgreen or Stybar. He lacks punch, but there’s tactical space for more than that.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Hopefully he will get a bit more support from Bahrain. As this is where usually he is left alone.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Matej Mohoric set to use dropper post again at Milan-San Remo, Strade Bianche too

After 2022 Milan-San Remo success, Slovenian will use "more or less the same setup" this year

www.cyclingnews.com

Looks like Moho will get a bit of additional support from his seat. On some near races.

 

[the asian]

Decent ride from him. Finished 6th.

I remember him being a phenomenal talent at Junior level.
Perhaps,underachieved a bit so far despite the MSR win but there is still some time to build a great palmares.

 

[Red Rick]

Decent ride from him. Finished 6th.

I remember him being a phenomenal talent at Junior level.
Perhaps,underachieved a bit so far despite the MSR win but there is still some time to build a great palmares.

Wouldn't consider it underachiving considering he just didn't grow into an extreme physiological outlier.

 

[Lequack]

Great ride I think. He needed some gap over the other to have a chance of winning, but at the end with the head to head on the steep climb he didn't have any legs.

Interview at the finish

View: https://youtu.be/mn01CGzfQj0

 

[CyclistAbi]

Moho was very active today and finished with a great result. For more his team will need to take him more seriously and to offer more assistance. Till the final 10km Moho was already spent. Bilbao likely could have be in a support role for Moho today.

 

[Lequack]

He's pretty good with Italian

View: https://youtu.be/X9pHbfURmRU

 

[Lequack]

Hard to believe his stage win at Tour of Slovenia was his first win of this season. He was always therabouts in the classics.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1670869948007055361

View: https://twitter.com/mohofoundation/status/1670869948007055361?s=20

 

[Lequack]

Pursuit of perfection: Matej Mohorič profile

https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/matej-mohoric-cyclist

‘I knew there were always many things I was working on improving and that was always my drive: to continue, be better and to fix stuff,’ Mohorič says. ‘Then as I fixed more things, I started to win more races and it was finished. Then you are infected.’
The way he talks about self-improvement borders on seeing man as a machine, as a constant work in progress. He’s the kind of man who, while spending time at home, would devise a dishwasher efficiency system to maximise stacking space yet ensure optimal cleaning quality. Being with Mohorič can’t always be easy for his partner.

 

[hayneplane]

He needs to fix his climbing if he wants to win a stage this year as getting comprehensively out climbed by a durable sprinter like Mezgec in the nationals then dropping outside the top 50 at over 3m30s today suggests he will not be there at the end in the breaks.

 

[yaco]

He needs to fix his climbing if he wants to win a stage this year as getting comprehensively out climbed by a durable sprinter like Mezgec in the nationals then dropping outside the top 50 at over 3m30s today suggests he will not be there at the end in the breaks.

You are correct - Even though he won a stage in Slovenie, his form is average.

 

[Miha81]

He needs to fix his climbing if he wants to win a stage this year as getting comprehensively out climbed by a durable sprinter like Mezgec in the nationals then dropping outside the top 50 at over 3m30s today suggests he will not be there at the end in the breaks.

You are right. It surprised me the lack of climbing ability since he emphasised in his pre summer interview that he is working on that aspect. He showed some signs in last stage of tour of Slovenia but that is about it.

 

[Red Rick]

Mohoric was never a climber anyway. His best climbing results, even in breakaways, are on short climbs.

 

[AlfaLum]

I very much doubt that Mohoric started yesterdays stage with any ambitions of performing great for himself. There were way better riders in the peloton for that stage and even in his team.

Today might be more interesting for him and I can see Bahrain really putting on the pace on the Jaizkibel. Especially with Mohoric and Bilbao both being great descenders.

 

[hayneplane]

Mohoric was never a climber anyway. His best climbing results, even in breakaways, are on short climbs.

I very much agree, see the Montjuic break where DeGendt dropped him on every climb and caught up on every descent for an example, however this version of Mohoric would not win MSR as he would have lost too much time on the Poggio to retrieve.

 

[cen]

Pretty strong showing today but not an ideal stage for him. He should try again tuesday.

 

[cen]

After targeting all the wrong stages through the tour, finally and in a sprint none the less! Bravo

 

[Miha81]

It was his last chance on this year TDF. I am glad he made it.