The winner of the 80th edition explains why he will definitely return to the race.<\/p>\n
A little over a month has passed since the end of the 80th edition of the Tour de Pologne, which was won by Slovenian champion Matej Mohori\u010d after a close fight down to the last second. A few weeks after his achievement, the Slovenian champion reflects on the moments that marked his exhilarating week in Poland and recalls the importance of teamwork:<\/p>\n
“The most exciting moment was undoubtedly when I took the lead of the race, my teammates had done a great job all week and I was happy to be able to concentrate all my strengths in the time trial and then take the overall win. It was a really important result for me, but also for the whole team.”<\/p>\n
The time trial challenge was a real key point of the race, where Mohori\u010d showed great control and incredible adaptability.<\/p>\n
“The most difficult moment was definitely the individual time trial,” he said. “I knew the gap wasn’t that big, I was only a few seconds ahead in the general classification, but as it’s not my specialty I wasn’t sure I could do it. I was really happy to have a good race and to keep the lead.”<\/p>\n
It was not an easy race for the Slovenian rider, but he managed to juggle a crash in the first stage, the bonus calculations and the valuable support of his team. Speaking of favourites, he was enthusiastic about the second stage of the 2023 edition:<\/p>\n
“I really liked the second stage, it’s the type that suits me best: a hard stage where you know that if you have the legs you can really make a difference. In the other stages, which were all about bunch sprints, it was more difficult for me to make gaps for the classification.”<\/p>\n
Mohori\u010d said he was delighted to be back at a race like the Tour de Pologne, which has always fascinated him:<\/p>\n
“I was happy to be back,” he explained, “because of the country and the type of course: there are a lot of short, steep climbs that suit me very well. It was nice to ride on these roads again and I will definitely be back in the future.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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