Since turning professional at just 19, Matej Mohorič has matured year after year; his boyish face transforming to that of a bright-minded young man, his coat-hanger physique filling out after each Grand Tour and WorldTour season, the promise shown as a consecutive junior and under-23 world champion confirmed by an ever-prestigious palmares.
He has even abandoned the top-tube descending technique he introduced to the peloton as a teenager, preferring safety to a little extra speed. Maturity shows itself in many ways.
Mohorič celebrated his 24th birthday on October 19 after another successful season of racing in 2018. His first professional victory came on a stage of the Tour of Hainan in 2016, and he won a stage at the 2017 Vuelta a España. This year he leaped forward, winning seven races, including the overall classification at the BinckBank Tour WorldTour race and the first edition of the new-look Deutschland Tour. He confirmed his natural leadership skills and that he was ready for even greater things in what was a real coming of age: a breakthrough year after a long apprenticeship.
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"I think it was my most successful season so far," Mohorič modestly tells Cyclingnews in an end-of-season interview.
"I raced well from the beginning of the year, won races early on and did well in races like Strade Bianche and the Giro d’Italia while helping others. Then I had a superb second half of the season with my victories at the BinckBank Tour and the Deutschland Tour. Now I'm looking forward to next season."
Precocious, talented and hungry for the cobbles
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