No one has ever captured the joy and cruelty of cycling the way Mohoric did in this interview. Chapeu! Every bike racer, amateur or professional, can relate to his humility and recognition that a peloton is full of rock stars. It is a sport that keeps you grounded while, at his level, demanding inhumane beautiful suffering.. But the way he articulated the emotions, honored Mader, thanked his support staff, hinted at imposter syndrome...just wow. Classy, smart, and immensely talented guy. He made a lot of new friends and fans today.
I was glued listening to the interview. He was sharing some amazing insight into the soul of the professional cyclist that was mind and heart boggling!
It was hard to keep up with all the diamonds in that interview. Humility, earnest appreciation for staff, tactics, insight into emotions during the race. Wow, what a man, and what an interview.
An anecdote of Matej that is well known in his home country is that at 18 years he was having his final exams at the end of middle school (the ones that determine if you go to uni or not) while he was competing in the one week long Tour of Slovenia. For his chemistry exam he made a request to have his exam in another part of Slovenia where the stage was taking place. He did the exam wearing his cycling jersey and he got almost maximum points which put him in the top few percent of all students that year.
Mohoric is clearly massively intelligent; incredible display of healthy empathy, compassion, and a true professional. Yup, best interview ever. Congrats on another TDF WIN!
The most beautiful line in the interview imo was something to the effect of, "I saw how much pain everyone was in on Col de la Loze in the Grupetto, and I wish all of them could have won a stage." Nearly made me cry. What a wonderful moment from Matej
This, Colbrelli, and Hugo Houle's dedication to his brother last year are my top 3 just tear wrenching moments showing the beauty and passion of cycling. What a sport
In 46 years of cycling this is possibly the best post-race interview I've ever seen. An absolute legend on and off the bike an a beast of a rider. Chapeau!
I think a lot of his wins are more because of his tactics than his natural ability, I've heard he is incredibly efficient on the bike and we all know how technically skilled he is!
@@uPenguin the italian commentator moreno moser used to race with him and said he's always been a powerhouse monster number rouleur....you can outsmart people and be technically gifted, but you also need legs and be certain he has them. You don't win a monument and multiple tdf stages without em believe me..
@@desmoMarco91 Yet this is still how it feels for him. Imagine if you have less power than Mohoric how it must feel. We shouldn't underestimate the true suffering a rider in the peloton during a 3 week race.
Love how he mentions how heart wrenching it is for him to win over two colleagues, ben and kasper who also contributed so much to keep that break away. Perfectly describes professional sport. Theres always going to be a winner, but if you remember and acknowledge your other competitors and your team, then you can win with respect. Bravo Matej.
It does describe professional sport. However, what other sports have situations where your competitors are also your allies? I think it's that unique quality that makes road cycling such a fascinating sport to watch.
that’s why lanterne rouge is such a good name for this channel-it’s a good reminder that the guy who comes in last in the Tour de France is still an enormously strong athlete and 8.6x the cyclist I could have ever hoped to be. Very inspiring from Mohoric.
Mohoric showing himself to be one of, if not THE, nicest guy on the tour. Interview nearly had me in tears myself, what a lovely bloke and a brilliantly memorable win for Mohoric and Team Bahrain Victorious.
In your stage 9 video, I defended him on a stupid comment talking about his IQ. Now Matej wins stage 19, and you publish the stage 19 video with the caption of his brilliant interview. Thank you Lantern, Matej is one of the smartest guys in the peloton... maybe doesn't have the best genetics, but his work ethic, dedication, and pure intelligence outshine a lot of other more talented riders. he deserves this thank you (he was a golden graduate BTW in highschool... could have done anything in life besides pro sports :) )
Matej said he isn't the strongest Don't think anyone could ever doubt his commitment. Me personally I think he's a incredibly intelligent courageous and dynamic rider. Best 3 week tdf interview. Rip Gino 🙏
@@michealwalford2905 think he is just being humble, you cant be rated in the top 10 uci ranking like he was last year or maybe 2 years ago and not be one of the strongest, and especialy you dont win at milan-san remo, one of if not the best one day clasic, and he has stage wins at all 3 three weeks races if im correct and the % of pro riders that have that is like 0. Something probably
Wow, that interview. An interesting window in the psyche of a top top athlete, and person too. A man who thinks deeply and has empathy and self-awareness.
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Hearing him say he's "Not as strong as the others", I go WTF dude, you're an absolute beast, one of the best breakaway riders and descenders of his generation. I hope this win gives him confidence, he should realize how good he is.
I think Matej was talking more about the strength of the riders around him, moreso than doubting his own abilities. He knows he is a great rider with the ability to win the biggest races. He knows the amount of preparation he put into being in peak form for the Tour. And yet, it's *still* hard to follow wheels because everyone else is so strong at the Tour. It's a reminder of just how hard the Tour is for everyone involved, even a rider of Matej's class.
@@christopherdolan7330 Yeah it is something along those lines. Didn't listen to the whole interview in english, but right before, when he had done it in Slovenian, he mentioned something to the like: "Easily, it s very cruel to compete at the top, because everyone is so well prepared (he uses different words, but the meaning is sth similar) ... the last time ... when we were riding up on the (some mountain pass), I was embarrassed in front of all the fans from Slovenia ... I was completely out of energy and strength ... you are at those 140 hb per minute, 300 watts of power, that any recreational cyclists can output cuz you are just so exhausted from everything ... at the same time you have already been 3-4 months away from home etc. etc. and you feel stupid (and embarrassed) as you are trying to reach the time threshold (idk what s the correct term, dont watch cycling too much)." The slovenian one is a lot more emotional and it really hits you.
I can't help but react to the OP : I don't think this guy needs confidence. He must have much more confidence than most, for being able to face his vulnerabilities, and talk openly about them instead of acting tough or lying to himself even.
In an age where most sports interviews are generic and scripted. This man told it like it is. Straight from the hip. Real emotion and real heart felt opinion. He had the guts to say what he really felt and he took his victory moment to point out that everyone out there is elite deserves respect and truly wishes others could feel the joy of winning. This guy may not be in the yellow but he is a TDF champion in my book. If there was a jersey given for class, he would be wearing it!
He’s been so active, disagree with him not being awarded most combative today too. I’d would’ve loooooooved to see him take a stag Edit: he did win! Ty to those below for correcting me
@@username8644 they said on my coverage that the award was given too early and it didn’t go to campenaerts. Otherwise I can’t find online who actually took the award 🤷♂️
As a Dane, i wanted Kasper to win. And i cursed alot when i saw the photofinish. Then i saw Mohoric's interwiev. And i must admit that i got goosebumps. If a Dane couldn't win, then im happy that such a genuine and open guy wins. Also the stage it self. It was a beast of a race. The 5th fastest stage ever. So much going on all the time. Non stop action. Sometimes a stage like this, where a breakaway often wins can be rather boring. They get an early break, get a 20 minute lead, and no action untill the last 5 km. But this stage, as most of the tour, has been a firework with explosions all over the place all the time. I love it.
I have never seen a 3 minute monologue be so on point with so many amazing moments in it. And all that after a whole stage. Incredible. Mohoric for president haha
That interview ... wow. One of the best ever in the pro peloton for sure. What a truly decent guy. What a contrast to yet again having to watch Philipsen out on the road gesturing and yelling at other guys on other teams demanding they work harder, even while he wouldn't do a pull of more than 2 seconds. Supreme douchebag. Once again, made it so gratifying to cheer for the break and to see a good guy like Mohoric win, so satisfying.
Not that it matters for me how I think about Philipsen, but he was gesturing that, in his eyes, the 3 breakaway riders benefited from the motodraft too much.
Ok but not just Philipsen was affected by the motordraft. All the other riders were affected too and they weren't gesturing and complaining like he was.
Beautiful to see the insight of a man with such empathy and talent in the professional cycling scene express himself in a foreign language not only eloquently but also elaborately. Not only does he speak about the struggles but he stays consistent with how he truly feels even in spite of the win by breaking down such a hard fought win. I couldn’t be anything but impressed with that interview.
LR - Thank you for such an extraordinary encapsulation of such a remarkable stage. I found it impossible to restrain my emotions when watching Matej Mohoric during his post-stage interview. In one fluent, poignant, devastating response, full of empathy, gratitude and grace, he laid bare the beauty and the cruelty of the sport we all love with a passion. His interview deserves the widest possible audience and the broadest appreciation. Thank you Matej, for your courage, humanity and dignity, and thank you Patrick for giving us a platform which allowed such a powerful witness to one of the best of us.
You're so right! Emotional and brutally honest interview, allowing a deep view into the psyche of a rider, who genuinely doubts whether he's got what it takes to be a professional cyclist. What a great guy, Matej Mohoric, he's got a new fan, I'm really happy for him.
I saw his interview on the official Tour de France channel and was blown away with his honesty and sincerity. You truly relate to him and visualize the sacrifice. Congrats!!
What an emotionally-intelligent response. From the heart but totally in control of what he was saying. Aside from the win itself, the support staff hearing this sort of stuff just lifts them up so much. Makes them feel as every bit as important as the riders themselves. Knowing he truely appreciates their work is the ultimate moral booster. What a guy.
Absolutely agree. The Mohoric interview was tremendous - full of grace, honesty, humility. I've never heard the experience of the Tour - or sport - reflected more profoundly.
Absolutely legendary interview. Love it. It not only describes the TdF and this stage. It describes what every competitive and dedicated athlete goes through sometimes. No matter on which level.
Thanks for recognizing this tremendously powerful emotional speech. Such an eloquent expression of the struggle, passion, empathy and tinged by the terrible price the sport inflicted on his team. Its an existential summary of life itself.
Only came across your channel today! I'm not a cyclist but I love sport and love watching Le Tour. Your video and explanatory commentary is fantastic! Really breaks it down for the novices like me. Well done!! 👏👏
As a Dane - and a huge Asgreen fan at that - I just have to give credit to Mohoric. What a rider. What a human being! To be able to express all that after having just won, and knowing how hard it must have been to lose Gino so recently and taking this victory with the slimmest of margins. Chapeau, Matej ❤💪 I'm so happy for you.
One of the most authentic and heart felt responses you will ever hear! This man has great compassion for his community and shares truths about the cruelty and suffering involved in professional cycling. The best post race cycling response ever!❤
Most commenters justifiedly say they were almost in tears. I've watched the interview 4 times and teared up every time. What a lovely, genuine and honest human being. Pure sportsman. Your good nature will always be known from now on !
This guys is a true professional. Amazing appreciation for everything and everyone around him. He has a deep understanding of the odds against his even making it to the line let alone winning a stage and yet he give it everything he has got. Pretty inspiring.
As fans its easy for us to forget that these guys are humans despite knowing that what they do is so bloody hard and then interviews like this remind us of the sacrifices and the suffering they must endure. This is why we watch, not because we love to see them suffer but because the suffering is what allows us to connect with them. Cycling is a beautiful sport.
Good lord…. Such a heartfelt interview…. Mohoric mind in such overdrive for someone who just won AND wears his heart on his sleeve….. honest to the core really ❤️❤️❤️
Iam Danish and Kasper Asgreen, have had a LOT of struggles the last 2 years, BUT he won yesterday. and that was so wery nice. and he was SO close on winning today BUT. seing Matej Mohorič win today and his joy and emotion over the win and rembering the late Gino Mäder. i salute that and say WELL DONE and contrasts Matej !!! love from Denmark /Michael
I didn’t know anything about mohoric’s personality before today…just knew him as a crazy descender. I’m a fan now… incredible interview and a true look into the range of emotions that you go through when suffering to win a bike race. Chapeau!
The interview reminds me of my own very emotional reaction after winning stage 4 of the 2011 Giro d’Italia. I don’t know how many hours I put into Pro Cycling Manager on PS3 to get to this point.
an example of someone who feels and thinks on a deep level. guaranteed many riders dont think of it that deeply but its great to see someone detail it all in an interview
A heartfelt interview from a real winner. He honoured Mader, the entire peloton and the support staff. It was hard to not start crying as well. This sport is amazing.
I’m 65, have ridden and raced and watched endless sports interviews. This is beyond great. This is without peer. My eyes are tearing up just thinking about it. Someone give this guy Sportsman of the Year. On second thought, of all time. Truly this is the GOAT.
Humble and sympathetic you just love to see this guy win!! We always cheer for you! Let's not forget he is the one who invented the super tuck! He first used this during under 23 World Champs in 2013. Let's give that credit to Mohoric the modern day innovator of the sport.
What an incredible human being and so talented to be able to convey such depth of emotion so succinctly in something other than his native tongue. Awestruck by him.
What an absolutely beautiful interview Matej. I'm sure the win means so much to you and Bahrain Victorious after all the trials of this year. RIP Gino Mader.
We were almost in tears when we watched this interview. No doubt he will have captured many hearts and deservedly so. Great for you to highlight his sentiment this way. What a heart this young man has - a fabulous role model for many (including my own kids). Cheers and thank you from Sydney - Dave
Matej often genuinely scares me when he races (that giro crash amongst many other moments) but his pre and post race interviews have always been straight up, no BS. Great guy.
You should be. You have some fine, young riders both on and off the bike. Their classy sportsmanship has brought Slovenia close to our hearts here in Denmark. Great ambassadors for your country!
It's honestly insane how a country of 2 million people can have several elite cyclists - Pogacar, Roglic, Mohoric... As a Slovak I'm jealous. We only have Peter Sagan and now that he is ending his professional career we probably won't have another rider at the TDF for the next 20 years. Maybe you guys can lend us one of your pro cyclists, since you have so many of them? People confuse our countries all the time, so nobody will even notice the switch. :D
I am so happy I have found your videos mate. Thanks for doing the hard yards, moving to Europe and putting in the time to bring these little bundles of joy to us in Australia. I try to stay up, fighting off the blinks. Eventually, I succumb to a hard days work and miss the good stuff. Your analysis is keen and much appreciated. Thanks for bringing me into the peloton, something I wish I had more time to study and analyse myself. As for this video, I have shared it with multitudes of mates who question my need to stay up watching cycling on GCN all year round. Mohoric is so honest in this interview, relaying his true emotions. I will show this on Monday to some of my students. It is a true example of a leader who acknowledges everyone who gets him to this point. He is humble (with way too much imposter syndrome), and he honours his fellow competitors as friends, not enemies. Thanks for the share mate, and best of luck for the future doing what you love.
Believe me, guys, slovenian interview he's done before the "official" one was even more emotional and in even more detail, it inspired me to record the official one and post it, but yeah, what a guy, im so proud of him, i just want to hug him! VSA ČAST MOHO! I uploaded his Slovenian interviews with translation&summary after the stage win, check it out if you'd like PS for LR : can you undelete my previous comment that you deleted (hopefully on accident) and delete this one?
Thank you for recording, posting, and translating! He's about as great a representative of Slovenia as you could hope for. If your previous comment contained a link, it may have been deleted automatically by youtube rather than LR
That has to be one of the most honest,revealing, and empathetic interviews in all of sports anywhere. To hear an athlete as strong and accomplished as Mahoric say that he doesn’t feel like he fits, like he doesn’t deserve what he has, is just so amazing.
Have listened to the interview probably five times now and it doesn't get old, I just teared up again. Incredibly insightful, intelligent, emotional and captivating. If he wrote ten books that gave a glimpse into his mind and his experience, I'd read them all.
Definitely. He said everything he was feeling. I even got teary eyed, felt a lot of his emotions. I was hoping he would win a stage so I’m really happy for him.
Wow. Yeah that's an incredible bit of audio. So much there, you can tell the tour has really run him ragged and he's feeling things very, very deeply right now. He put things really well.
This year we have seen only very top riders winning stages. That indeed says a lot about the level of competition. Mohoric himself had tried hard in some previous stages. I can understand how relieved and emotional he must have felt finally winning one, also due to everything that happened in the team. Remarkable words, so honest, so emotional and yet so rational and clear, describing how he has felt during this Tour. It is being a hard one. Congrats Matej, well deserved!
What a brutal truth! His victory, but he was also thinking of other participants in the Tour. That makes him a great man. Humbly, sincerely and with all empathy. Amazing athlete! Hats off.
Firstly, thanks for the incredible honesty of Mohoric, he described on a nutshell how hard is to be there and how he managed all this effort and suffering, wow he is amazing
An extraordinary win, and interview too. To speak so eloquantly in your second language is deeply impressive, especially coupled with all the emotion and exhaustion of winning the stage. Beautiful!
Absolutely agree with your judgement. This guy displayed more humilty and thanks to everyone around him than any football or tennis player could ever show. Magnificent performance from these three guys to outperfom the peleton.
Here in Slovenia people argue over Primož and Tadej all the time. But everyone, and I mean everyone, loves Matej! He's just such a cool dude! Humble, hard working, smart, determined! He's amazing! I mentored a lot of his schoolmates back in the day and I heard nothing but praise about Matej all the time. He was working on a farm, training every day like crazy all while being the most successful student in his class! Another fun thing is that he rides some MTB trails my friend and I build. All round cool guy!
No one has ever captured the joy and cruelty of cycling the way Mohoric did in this interview. Chapeu! Every bike racer, amateur or professional, can relate to his humility and recognition that a peloton is full of rock stars. It is a sport that keeps you grounded while, at his level, demanding inhumane beautiful suffering.. But the way he articulated the emotions, honored Mader, thanked his support staff, hinted at imposter syndrome...just wow. Classy, smart, and immensely talented guy. He made a lot of new friends and fans today.
You are right, a new rockstar in my eyes
Agree with you 💯
Totally - almost had me in tears listening to him.
I was glued listening to the interview. He was sharing some amazing insight into the soul of the professional cyclist that was mind and heart boggling!
Hear hear!!
It was hard to keep up with all the diamonds in that interview. Humility, earnest appreciation for staff, tactics, insight into emotions during the race. Wow, what a man, and what an interview.
Well put
The tears on his face just after the finish were telling in their own way. Great finish, was pulling for Asgreen's double but very happy for Moho too!
So true.
Couldn’t agree with you more
Brilliant!
Such incredible class for Mohoric to say that Asgreen was the stronger guy, and he almost feels guilty for him not winning. Pure class.
He also talked about Ben O'Connor knowing he couldn't win a sprint, but still pulling. That's the beauty of cycling.
Even as a Dane rooting for Kasper Asgreen to win two days in a row this interview made me so happy that Mohoric was the one to beat Asgreen.
An anecdote of Matej that is well known in his home country is that at 18 years he was having his final exams at the end of middle school (the ones that determine if you go to uni or not) while he was competing in the one week long Tour of Slovenia. For his chemistry exam he made a request to have his exam in another part of Slovenia where the stage was taking place. He did the exam wearing his cycling jersey and he got almost maximum points which put him in the top few percent of all students that year.
thank u for that story
He was not joking when he said he can keep his cool under pressure.
A winner's profile.
High school not middle school.
@@markoplavc6612important that you pointed that out, changes the whole tale
Mohoric is clearly massively intelligent; incredible display of healthy empathy, compassion, and a true professional. Yup, best interview ever. Congrats on another TDF WIN!
It's the empathy and selflessness that puts him head and shoulders above the rest. Winning the race was the bonus that allowed him to express this.
The most beautiful line in the interview imo was something to the effect of, "I saw how much pain everyone was in on Col de la Loze in the Grupetto, and I wish all of them could have won a stage." Nearly made me cry. What a wonderful moment from Matej
Mohoric is a LEGEND!!! Never tired to cheer for him! Beatiful interview. Beautiful moment, side by side with Soni Colbreli In Roibaix!
Had no idea but holy shit what an interview! Suddenly a huge fan
This, Colbrelli, and Hugo Houle's dedication to his brother last year are my top 3 just tear wrenching moments showing the beauty and passion of cycling. What a sport
In 46 years of cycling this is possibly the best post-race interview I've ever seen. An absolute legend on and off the bike an a beast of a rider. Chapeau!
And Lampaerts “I’m just the son of a farmer” last year too. 😢
A rider who always animates the race. A deserving win and a very honest appraisal of what he went through. Chapeau!
So much Respekt for o Connor and Kaspar. Crazy
Imposter syndrome from the guy who won 3 stages and MilanSanremo. Great to see him win!
I think a lot of his wins are more because of his tactics than his natural ability, I've heard he is incredibly efficient on the bike and we all know how technically skilled he is!
@@uPenguin the italian commentator moreno moser used to race with him and said he's always been a powerhouse monster number rouleur....you can outsmart people and be technically gifted, but you also need legs and be certain he has them. You don't win a monument and multiple tdf stages without em believe me..
i think he also has a giro and vuelta stage win
it is called Slovenian understatement ;-)
@@desmoMarco91 Yet this is still how it feels for him. Imagine if you have less power than Mohoric how it must feel. We shouldn't underestimate the true suffering a rider in the peloton during a 3 week race.
Love how he mentions how heart wrenching it is for him to win over two colleagues, ben and kasper who also contributed so much to keep that break away. Perfectly describes professional sport. Theres always going to be a winner, but if you remember and acknowledge your other competitors and your team, then you can win with respect. Bravo Matej.
It does describe professional sport. However, what other sports have situations where your competitors are also your allies? I think it's that unique quality that makes road cycling such a fascinating sport to watch.
that’s why lanterne rouge is such a good name for this channel-it’s a good reminder that the guy who comes in last in the Tour de France is still an enormously strong athlete and 8.6x the cyclist I could have ever hoped to be. Very inspiring from Mohoric.
why is it so specific to 8.6? 😂
@@fathertime7864 because the true number is infinity but I like to pretend there’s still a chance
@@skippypicasso haha. It's so true. Everyone in the field is a damn alien. They do things that don't even seem like humans can do.
@@fathertime7864Shouldn’t it be 8.7?😂
@@skippypicasso smart guy
Mohoric showing himself to be one of, if not THE, nicest guy on the tour. Interview nearly had me in tears myself, what a lovely bloke and a brilliantly memorable win for Mohoric and Team Bahrain Victorious.
In your stage 9 video, I defended him on a stupid comment talking about his IQ. Now Matej wins stage 19, and you publish the stage 19 video with the caption of his brilliant interview. Thank you Lantern, Matej is one of the smartest guys in the peloton... maybe doesn't have the best genetics, but his work ethic, dedication, and pure intelligence outshine a lot of other more talented riders. he deserves this thank you (he was a golden graduate BTW in highschool... could have done anything in life besides pro sports :) )
He was flying uphill in the stage that Mike woods won
Matej said he isn't the strongest
Don't think anyone could ever doubt his commitment.
Me personally I think he's a incredibly intelligent courageous and dynamic rider.
Best 3 week tdf interview.
Rip Gino 🙏
@@michealwalford2905 think he is just being humble, you cant be rated in the top 10 uci ranking like he was last year or maybe 2 years ago and not be one of the strongest, and especialy you dont win at milan-san remo, one of if not the best one day clasic, and he has stage wins at all 3 three weeks races if im correct and the % of pro riders that have that is like 0. Something probably
Ok so he’s got top 0.2 percent genetics instead of top 0.1 😂
Wow, that interview. An interesting window in the psyche of a top top athlete, and person too. A man who thinks deeply and has empathy and self-awareness.
Hearing him say he's "Not as strong as the others", I go WTF dude, you're an absolute beast, one of the best breakaway riders and descenders of his generation. I hope this win gives him confidence, he should realize how good he is.
I think Matej was talking more about the strength of the riders around him, moreso than doubting his own abilities. He knows he is a great rider with the ability to win the biggest races. He knows the amount of preparation he put into being in peak form for the Tour. And yet, it's *still* hard to follow wheels because everyone else is so strong at the Tour. It's a reminder of just how hard the Tour is for everyone involved, even a rider of Matej's class.
I just feel the TdF is so physically, mentally, and emotionally draining. You can see all three there.
@@christopherdolan7330 Yeah it is something along those lines. Didn't listen to the whole interview in english, but right before, when he had done it in Slovenian, he mentioned something to the like: "Easily, it s very cruel to compete at the top, because everyone is so well prepared (he uses different words, but the meaning is sth similar) ... the last time ... when we were riding up on the (some mountain pass), I was embarrassed in front of all the fans from Slovenia ... I was completely out of energy and strength ... you are at those 140 hb per minute, 300 watts of power, that any recreational cyclists can output cuz you are just so exhausted from everything ... at the same time you have already been 3-4 months away from home etc. etc. and you feel stupid (and embarrassed) as you are trying to reach the time threshold (idk what s the correct term, dont watch cycling too much)."
The slovenian one is a lot more emotional and it really hits you.
I understand where he is coming from in a generation with the likes of Wout Van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar, etc.
I can't help but react to the OP : I don't think this guy needs confidence. He must have much more confidence than most, for being able to face his vulnerabilities, and talk openly about them instead of acting tough or lying to himself even.
In an age where most sports interviews are generic and scripted. This man told it like it is. Straight from the hip. Real emotion and real heart felt opinion. He had the guts to say what he really felt and he took his victory moment to point out that everyone out there is elite deserves respect and truly wishes others could feel the joy of winning. This guy may not be in the yellow but he is a TDF champion in my book. If there was a jersey given for class, he would be wearing it!
Yep, it's not win that makes you champion.
Amen my broter...
Loved that interview
Campenaerts is an absolute monster. Super impressive.
He’s been so active, disagree with him not being awarded most combative today too. I’d would’ve loooooooved to see him take a stag
Edit: he did win! Ty to those below for correcting me
@@beermonster1234 So many riders like Victor deserve a stage win!
@@beermonster1234 Did he seriously not get most combative? I thought he did because the French commentators said he would get it.
@@username8644 they said on my coverage that the award was given too early and it didn’t go to campenaerts. Otherwise I can’t find online who actually took the award 🤷♂️
If I had to pick a rider to go on a breakaway with it would 100% be Campenaerts
As a Dane, i wanted Kasper to win. And i cursed alot when i saw the photofinish.
Then i saw Mohoric's interwiev. And i must admit that i got goosebumps. If a Dane couldn't win, then im happy that such a genuine and open guy wins.
Also the stage it self. It was a beast of a race. The 5th fastest stage ever. So much going on all the time. Non stop action. Sometimes a stage like this, where a breakaway often wins can be rather boring. They get an early break, get a 20 minute lead, and no action untill the last 5 km.
But this stage, as most of the tour, has been a firework with explosions all over the place all the time. I love it.
I have never seen a 3 minute monologue be so on point with so many amazing moments in it. And all that after a whole stage. Incredible. Mohoric for president haha
He gave the interview in his mother tongue just before this one and almost cracked when he mentioned Gino.
He did crack.
@@potatoO0o Semantics! His voice cracked, yes, he was silent for a second or two, but then continued.
That interview ... wow. One of the best ever in the pro peloton for sure. What a truly decent guy. What a contrast to yet again having to watch Philipsen out on the road gesturing and yelling at other guys on other teams demanding they work harder, even while he wouldn't do a pull of more than 2 seconds. Supreme douchebag. Once again, made it so gratifying to cheer for the break and to see a good guy like Mohoric win, so satisfying.
Spot on, spot on!
Speaking the truth right here about Philipsen. He is not being penalized yet by the UCI but his karma will eventually catch up to his bullshit.
Not that it matters for me how I think about Philipsen, but he was gesturing that, in his eyes, the 3 breakaway riders benefited from the motodraft too much.
Ok but not just Philipsen was affected by the motordraft. All the other riders were affected too and they weren't gesturing and complaining like he was.
Try not to mention Philipsen challenge (impossible)
Beautiful to see the insight of a man with such empathy and talent in the professional cycling scene express himself in a foreign language not only eloquently but also elaborately. Not only does he speak about the struggles but he stays consistent with how he truly feels even in spite of the win by breaking down such a hard fought win. I couldn’t be anything but impressed with that interview.
Just a well spoken guy. His English skills appear to be 100% to me.
LR - Thank you for such an extraordinary encapsulation of such a remarkable stage. I found it impossible to restrain my emotions when watching Matej Mohoric during his post-stage interview. In one fluent, poignant, devastating response, full of empathy, gratitude and grace, he laid bare the beauty and the cruelty of the sport we all love with a passion. His interview deserves the widest possible audience and the broadest appreciation. Thank you Matej, for your courage, humanity and dignity, and thank you Patrick for giving us a platform which allowed such a powerful witness to one of the best of us.
Well said - this was an interview for the ages. He made a lot of friends today from all over the world.
Beautifully said.
God he's just physically and emotionally spent, he's got nothing left to give except all that he is. It's heartbreaking and yet its beautiful.
Netflix better have this interview and finish on season 2! Love these real moments that show how much it means to these guys.
You're so right! Emotional and brutally honest interview, allowing a deep view into the psyche of a rider, who genuinely doubts whether he's got what it takes to be a professional cyclist. What a great guy, Matej Mohoric, he's got a new fan, I'm really happy for him.
Chapeau Matej. Interview made me cry, thanks LR for featuring it so well.
I'm Danish and I feel se happy for his win. Such a sympathetic fellow.
same here, he showed the heart of a dane with this interview 🇩🇰
ugh this "im danish" shit again
@@bavarian3450 lmao
No one needs to know your Danish to like someone 😂
@@datadps9142think he mentioned it because he beat asgreen at the finish line
I saw his interview on the official Tour de France channel and was blown away with his honesty and sincerity. You truly relate to him and visualize the sacrifice.
Congrats!!
Mohoric is an absolute treasure! I respect his candidness here tremendously. A thoroughly deserved win! Chapeau!
Cycling is a sport which you feel cruel booing / not cheering for someone, but someone as likable as Mohoric, you just like to see them win!
What an emotionally-intelligent response. From the heart but totally in control of what he was saying.
Aside from the win itself, the support staff hearing this sort of stuff just lifts them up so much. Makes them feel as every bit as important as the riders themselves. Knowing he truely appreciates their work is the ultimate moral booster. What a guy.
what a beautiful soul. congrats Matej Mohorič
Absolutely agree. The Mohoric interview was tremendous - full of grace, honesty, humility. I've never heard the experience of the Tour - or sport - reflected more profoundly.
Absolutely legendary interview. Love it. It not only describes the TdF and this stage. It describes what every competitive and dedicated athlete goes through sometimes. No matter on which level.
it's my first year watching the Tour de France and he's instantly become my favourite rider, great guy
Thanks for recognizing this tremendously powerful emotional speech. Such an eloquent expression of the struggle, passion, empathy and tinged by the terrible price the sport inflicted on his team. Its an existential summary of life itself.
Only came across your channel today! I'm not a cyclist but I love sport and love watching Le Tour. Your video and explanatory commentary is fantastic! Really breaks it down for the novices like me. Well done!! 👏👏
We've read that before - welcome to the cycling community, it will be a great ride, I promise!
We should all be so lucky, once, to love something as much as Matej loves bike racing. Chapeau!
As a Dane - and a huge Asgreen fan at that - I just have to give credit to Mohoric. What a rider. What a human being! To be able to express all that after having just won, and knowing how hard it must have been to lose Gino so recently and taking this victory with the slimmest of margins. Chapeau, Matej ❤💪 I'm so happy for you.
One of the most authentic and heart felt responses you will ever hear! This man has great compassion for his community and shares truths about the cruelty and suffering involved in professional cycling. The best post race cycling response ever!❤
I got goosebumps watching the interview.. bravo Matej! 🇭🇷🚴♂️❤🇸🇮🚴♂️
Most commenters justifiedly say they were almost in tears. I've watched the interview 4 times and teared up every time. What a lovely, genuine and honest human being. Pure sportsman. Your good nature will always be known from now on !
I hope this dude will be remembered for his 3 TDF wins not only this interview, but I doubt it. It was amazing.
This guys is a true professional. Amazing appreciation for everything and everyone around him. He has a deep understanding of the odds against his even making it to the line let alone winning a stage and yet he give it everything he has got. Pretty inspiring.
Very heart warming interview
As fans its easy for us to forget that these guys are humans despite knowing that what they do is so bloody hard and then interviews like this remind us of the sacrifices and the suffering they must endure. This is why we watch, not because we love to see them suffer but because the suffering is what allows us to connect with them. Cycling is a beautiful sport.
Good lord…. Such a heartfelt interview…. Mohoric mind in such overdrive for someone who just won AND wears his heart on his sleeve….. honest to the core really ❤️❤️❤️
Iam Danish and Kasper Asgreen, have had a LOT of struggles the last 2 years, BUT he won yesterday. and that was so wery nice. and he was SO close on winning today BUT. seing Matej Mohorič win today and his joy and emotion over the win and rembering the late Gino Mäder. i salute that and say WELL DONE and contrasts Matej !!! love from Denmark /Michael
I didn’t know anything about mohoric’s personality before today…just knew him as a crazy descender. I’m a fan now… incredible interview and a true look into the range of emotions that you go through when suffering to win a bike race. Chapeau!
The interview reminds me of my own very emotional reaction after winning stage 4 of the 2011 Giro d’Italia. I don’t know how many hours I put into Pro Cycling Manager on PS3 to get to this point.
You had me in the first half, not gonna lie
thank you for your contribution to the sport
🤣
an example of someone who feels and thinks on a deep level. guaranteed many riders dont think of it that deeply but its great to see someone detail it all in an interview
Great interview. Mohoric is a class act. Congratulations!
A heartfelt interview from a real winner. He honoured Mader, the entire peloton and the support staff. It was hard to not start crying as well. This sport is amazing.
One of the moments to remember from this Tour. Such a great professional and human being.
I’m 65, have ridden and raced and watched endless sports interviews. This is beyond great. This is without peer. My eyes are tearing up just thinking about it. Someone give this guy Sportsman of the Year. On second thought, of all time. Truly this is the GOAT.
Humble and sympathetic you just love to see this guy win!! We always cheer for you!
Let's not forget he is the one who invented the super tuck! He first used this during under 23 World Champs in 2013. Let's give that credit to Mohoric the modern day innovator of the sport.
Well this brought a tear to my eyes, really shows how tough been a professional cyclist is, he acknowledged everyone, he just got another fan.
I think anyone who saw Matej’s reaction to winning now have a spot in their heart for this sympathic young man. What a champ
What a lovely modest guy, I am glad he won. Great race to watch.
What an incredible human being and so talented to be able to convey such depth of emotion so succinctly in something other than his native tongue. Awestruck by him.
What an absolutely beautiful interview Matej. I'm sure the win means so much to you and Bahrain Victorious after all the trials of this year. RIP Gino Mader.
We were almost in tears when we watched this interview. No doubt he will have captured many hearts and deservedly so. Great for you to highlight his sentiment this way. What a heart this young man has - a fabulous role model for many (including my own kids). Cheers and thank you from Sydney - Dave
Matej often genuinely scares me when he races (that giro crash amongst many other moments) but his pre and post race interviews have always been straight up, no BS. Great guy.
What a totally honest interview with Mohoric , love how He said you almost feel sorry for the guy you bet because it's so friggin had to win 👍🌞
Making us Slovenians proud. What a guy!
Superb talent
I would be proud to be designated an honorary Slovenian after watching this classy young man.
You should be. You have some fine, young riders both on and off the bike. Their classy sportsmanship has brought Slovenia close to our hearts here in Denmark. Great ambassadors for your country!
It's honestly insane how a country of 2 million people can have several elite cyclists - Pogacar, Roglic, Mohoric... As a Slovak I'm jealous. We only have Peter Sagan and now that he is ending his professional career we probably won't have another rider at the TDF for the next 20 years. Maybe you guys can lend us one of your pro cyclists, since you have so many of them? People confuse our countries all the time, so nobody will even notice the switch. :D
Congrats to Mohoric! Not the best tour for Slovenia, but at least once a Slovenian was able to beat a Dane! Great vid as always!
what a refrence lmao
If winning two stages and having 2nd place in GC is not great for us where do I sign for some more "not so great" Tours
😀😀 empresive two small country just have so many top cyklist💪
@@lukarus4998 Absolutely true! It is all in comparison, as a Belgian I don't consider this a great tour for us, even if we won 4 stages.
@@samuelberton3778 I salute you. If those 4 wins were by Wout would you be happier? Cause I would
I am so happy I have found your videos mate. Thanks for doing the hard yards, moving to Europe and putting in the time to bring these little bundles of joy to us in Australia. I try to stay up, fighting off the blinks. Eventually, I succumb to a hard days work and miss the good stuff. Your analysis is keen and much appreciated. Thanks for bringing me into the peloton, something I wish I had more time to study and analyse myself.
As for this video, I have shared it with multitudes of mates who question my need to stay up watching cycling on GCN all year round. Mohoric is so honest in this interview, relaying his true emotions. I will show this on Monday to some of my students. It is a true example of a leader who acknowledges everyone who gets him to this point. He is humble (with way too much imposter syndrome), and he honours his fellow competitors as friends, not enemies.
Thanks for the share mate, and best of luck for the future doing what you love.
Believe me, guys, slovenian interview he's done before the "official" one was even more emotional and in even more detail, it inspired me to record the official one and post it, but yeah, what a guy, im so proud of him, i just want to hug him! VSA ČAST MOHO!
I uploaded his Slovenian interviews with translation&summary after the stage win, check it out if you'd like
PS for LR : can you undelete my previous comment that you deleted (hopefully on accident) and delete this one?
Thank you for recording, posting, and translating! He's about as great a representative of Slovenia as you could hope for.
If your previous comment contained a link, it may have been deleted automatically by youtube rather than LR
That has to be one of the most honest,revealing, and empathetic interviews in all of sports anywhere.
To hear an athlete as strong and accomplished as Mahoric say that he doesn’t feel like he fits, like he doesn’t deserve what he has, is just so amazing.
What a guy.. no bullshit. We need more of these guys. Brings back some humanity into cut throat environment/entertainment we call TdF 🎉
Most people have no idea what a brutal sport cycling is. This interview was a little window into it. Great interview, no filter.
Have listened to the interview probably five times now and it doesn't get old, I just teared up again. Incredibly insightful, intelligent, emotional and captivating. If he wrote ten books that gave a glimpse into his mind and his experience, I'd read them all.
He has a book out actually.
@@Filedll He does?? What's the name?
@@bbuuttercupp Mohopedija
@@Filedll thank you! sadly looks like there is no translation
@@bbuuttercupp It came out last year so they might release it in English in the future hopefully.
What a guy. You can tell he is good people. I love that he is also able to express all of this so well.
So much emotion in his rambling. Great work.
Hoping Jasper Philipsen is watching and taking notes about class, humility, and heart.
I doubt he is able to grasp such alien concepts;-)
respect for Asgreen: being spent and sprinting completely fair in a straight line
not even slight move to give Mohoric a longer run
Definitely. He said everything he was feeling. I even got teary eyed, felt a lot of his emotions. I was hoping he would win a stage so I’m really happy for him.
Wow. Yeah that's an incredible bit of audio. So much there, you can tell the tour has really run him ragged and he's feeling things very, very deeply right now. He put things really well.
Wow the only interview that i cried. Congrats for the win bro 👍👍👍
If all people were like this guy, this world would be such a beautiful place
You weren't joking about that interview. Who needs a full documentary about pro bike racing? He summed it all up right there!
Seeing the reaction of Mohoric live was such a touching moment... RIP Gino
This year we have seen only very top riders winning stages. That indeed says a lot about the level of competition. Mohoric himself had tried hard in some previous stages. I can understand how relieved and emotional he must have felt finally winning one, also due to everything that happened in the team. Remarkable words, so honest, so emotional and yet so rational and clear, describing how he has felt during this Tour. It is being a hard one. Congrats Matej, well deserved!
A humble moment of decompression that became a raw and revealing tribute to each of his fellow riders' sacrifice in the name of this sport. 👌
What a brutal truth! His victory, but he was also thinking of other participants in the Tour. That makes him a great man. Humbly, sincerely and with all empathy. Amazing athlete! Hats off.
He was even more emotional in slovenian language. That interview has touched me deeply!
That was indeed a great interview. You gotta hand it to Mohoric a very intelligent human on and off the bike. Chapeau. RIDE FOR GINO ❤
So happy for Mohorič! He is such a hard worker, really deserved to win one stage! Fantastic interview and summary of how painful cycling is
Have always enjoyed watching Mohoric, especially downhill, but he has gained a lifelong fan today! Chapeau!
Firstly, thanks for the incredible honesty of Mohoric, he described on a nutshell how hard is to be there and how he managed all this effort and suffering, wow he is amazing
An extraordinary win, and interview too. To speak so eloquantly in your second language is deeply impressive, especially coupled with all the emotion and exhaustion of winning the stage. Beautiful!
I am now a huge fan of this young man! What an incredible competitor! I wish him the very best in the future! Wow!
I agree.
Absolutely agree with your judgement. This guy displayed more humilty and thanks to everyone around him than any football or tennis player could ever show. Magnificent performance from these three guys to outperfom the peleton.
The interview is beautiful. That reaaally took me by surprise. I’ve got tears in my eyes!
Here in Slovenia people argue over Primož and Tadej all the time. But everyone, and I mean everyone, loves Matej!
He's just such a cool dude! Humble, hard working, smart, determined! He's amazing!
I mentored a lot of his schoolmates back in the day and I heard nothing but praise about Matej all the time. He was working on a farm, training every day like crazy all while being the most successful student in his class!
Another fun thing is that he rides some MTB trails my friend and I build.
All round cool guy!
Mohoric is now my favourite rider. Shows this sport at its most beautiful, a true legend!
What an incredible interview. You could feel his emotions through the screen.