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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Matej Mohorič |
| Born | (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (age 31) Kranj, Slovenia |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Bahrain Victorious |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur, Classics specialist |
| Amateur team | |
| 2013 | Sava |
| Professional teams | |
| 2014 | Cannondale |
| 2015 | Cannondale–Garmin |
| 2016–2017 | Lampre–Merida |
| 2018– | Bahrain–Merida[1][2] |
| Major wins | |
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Matej Mohorič (born 19 October 1994) is a Slovenian professionalroad racing cyclist who currently rides forUCI WorldTeamTeam Bahrain Victorious.[3] Mohorič turned professional in 2014.[4] He won the Slovenian National Road Race Championships in 2018 and 2021, and the UCI Gravel World Championships in 2023.[5][6]
Born on 19 October 1994, inKranj, Slovenia, Mohorič currently resides inŠenčur, Slovenia.[4][7]
Mohorič won the2012 UCI World Junior Road Race Championships[8] and the2013 UCI World Under-23 Road Race Championships,[9][10] becoming the first rider to win world junior and under-23 titles in consecutive years.[8]
He signed withCannondale, aUCI ProTeam, for the 2014 season.[11][12]
Mohorič signed withCannondale–Garmin, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 season.[13][14] He was named in the start list for the2015 Vuelta a España,[15] but he withdrew on the 6th stage.[16] Subsequently, it was announced that he would joinLampre–Merida from 2016 on a two-year contract.[8] He was named in the start list for the2016 Giro d'Italia.[17] Mohorič secured his first Grand Tour stage win when he soloed to victory in Stage 7 of the 2017Vuelta a España. In Stage 10 of the 2018Giro d'Italia he took his second win in a Grand Tour, winning a two-man sprint againstNico Denz.
In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the2019 Tour de France.[18]
He participated in the2020 Tour de France and the2021 Tour de France, garnering two stage wins in the 2021 Tour aftercrashing out of the Giro two months before. His second victory came the day after a police raid on the Bahrain Victorious hotel stemming from allegations of doping; Mohorič celebrated his win by 'zipping' his lips, adding in a post-race interview, "At the end of the day I’ve got nothing to hide. I don’t care too much."[19]
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In 2022, Mohorič won theMilan-San Remo monument, attacking on the descent of thePoggio using adropper seatpost.[20] He defeatedJonas Vingegaard to win the2022 CRO Race.[21]
He won stage 19 of the2023 Tour de France in a photo finish withKasper Asgreen, by a margin of 0.004 seconds.[22] He later received praise for his interview after the race, in which he talked about the cruel nature of professional cycling.[23]
After the Tour, Mohoric rode the2023 Tour de Pologne, where he won stage 2 and took the leader's jersey. Heading into the final stage, Mohoric was tied for the overall lead withJoão Almeida. During the stage, Mohoric won an intermediate sprint, gaining bonus seconds and winning the overall by a single second.[24]
In October 2023, Mohorič won theUCI Gravel World Championships, holding offFlorian Vermeersch andConnor Swift during a solo attack in the final 20 km of the 169 km course inVeneto, Italy.[25]
UCI World Championships
UCI World ChampionshipsRoad race
Time trial
Overall Giro di Basilicata
Points classification
Mountains classification OverallGiro della Lunigiana Overall Junioren Radrundfahrt Oberösterreich
Time trialRoad race,UCI World Under-23 Championships
Road race, National Championships
OverallDeutschland Tour Points classification
Young rider classification OverallBinckBank TourRoad race, National Championships after Stage 7
Combativity award Stages 7 & 19 Points classification OverallCRO Race OverallTour de Pologne Sprints classificationTime trial| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — | — | 98 | 135 | 30 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | 76 | 31 | 86 | 72 | 127 |
| Vuelta a España | — | DNF | — | 30 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| Monument | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | — | 57 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 100 |
| Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | 21 | DNF | DNF | 21 |
| Paris–Roubaix | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | NH | DNF | 5 | 29 | — | DNF |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | 127 | DNF | — | 93 | — | 36 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 40 | — | — |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | DNF | 61 | — | 111 | |
| Classic | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 21 | 24 | 152 |
| Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 3 | 79 | DNF |
| Strade Bianche | — | — | — | 80 | 11 | — | 19 | 56 | DNF | 6 | 5 | — |
| E3 Saxo Bank Classic | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | NH | — | 4 | 7 | 15 | DNF |
| Gent–Wevelgem | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 9 | 43 | 13 | DNF |
| Amstel Gold Race | 112 | DNF | 99 | 86 | — | 46 | NH | 9 | 13 | 33 | — | — |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | DNF | — | — | — | |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | 78 | — | 65 | — | 22 | 36 | Not held | 54 | 5 | 30 | 5 | |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | 62 | — | 28 | — | 41 | 26 | DNF | 18 | DNF | |||
| Gran Piemonte | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 10 | |
| Event | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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 Olympic Games | Road race | Not held | DNF | Not held | — | Not held | DNF | ||||||
| Time trial | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| World Championships | Road race | — | — | — | — | 91 | DNF | DNF | — | 14 | — | — | — |
| Time trial | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| National Championships | Road race | 4 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
| Time trial | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
| UCI Gravel World Champions – Men's elite race | |
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