Mohoric will carry those tears with him for the rest of his life. He wasn't at the Tour of Switzerland, but when he won the Novo Mesto stage of the Tour of Slovenia and he dedicated it to Gino Mader, his fingers pointing to the sky perhaps kept the emotion at bayBut the Tour is something else. In such a fast-paced Tour, everything is pushed to the limit. Fatigue. Confidence and mistrust. Everything can be exaltation and suffering. Her words after the finish line We had partially reported them yesterday, but today we want to read them more deeply. To some extent Bennati's words convinced us to do it, about Mohoric winning first with his head and then with his legs. What did he mean?
«Being able to follow the decisive attack – said the Slovenian – it was like getting unstuckWhen Asgreen left, I don't know, he seemed so incredibly strong to me. The day before he had attacked and won the stage, and yet He was back in the lead with the determination to do it all over again. And in the last few days I've really felt like I wasn't up to it. But this time I followed him."
How hard is this job?
It's difficult and cruel. You suffer a lot to train, you sacrifice your life, your family and you do everything to get here ready.And then after a couple of days you realize that everyone at the Tour is so incredibly strong. Sometimes it's hard to follow the wheels. The other day on the Col de la Loze I was really completely tired and empty. Yet you know you have to get to the top, cross the finish line, and do it again the next day.
What drives you?
I watch the staff guys wake up at 6am. They go for an hour of running and finish work at midnight.They come every time to change our tires or gears, the same goes for the masseurs. Yet some days you feel out of place, because everyone is so incredibly strong that you can barely keep your wheelsYou know what I've been thinking about all day today? Let's hope that guy up front shooting is suffering at least as much as I am...
When Asgreen sprinted, you managed to catch him…
I knew I had to do everything perfectly and I did my best. Not only for myself, but also for Gino and for the team. Sometimes I almost felt like I had betrayed them, because I couldn't win. It's just professional sports, everyone wants to win. And of course if I wanted to win too, I had to take Casper's wheel and then try to beat him in the shorter sprint, within the last 50 meters.
Where did you find the determination?
I don't know. I've always said that I don't want to have any regrets when I get back to the bus teamI know I don't win often, because I'm not as strong as the others. But I can stay calm and focused at crucial moments (Bennati was right, ed.). And when Asgreen made that attack on the climb, I suffered a lot. But I knew it was a decisive move and I somehow found the mental strength to follow them to the top and stay in their wheelI was also altruistic. I tried to do my part to keep the group at bay, because if I hadn't, we wouldn't have gotten there.
Your partner Ben Wright was also in the group.
At one point I felt sorry for him, because I knew he wouldn't have a chance in the sprint, but he still insisted on continuing the breakaway, because he also wanted to win. When he attacked in the final meters, because he knew it was his only chance, I was sure that Kasper would react because he was by far the fastest. And I just followed his wheel and he basically let me pass. I don't have a strong sprint, but after a difficult day like this, you never knowAnd now I'm happy for myself, for the team, and for everything that's happened in the last month.
