Great victory for Matej Mohoric at the end of GP Larciano. The 23 year-old Slovenian arrived alone on the finish line after a splendid solitary action and a creepy descent.
“I have to thank all my teammates – says Matej – for the great work they have done throughout the day. I knew that the climb was long and that I could get back on the first group without spending too much energy. I wanted to help Giovanni Visconti in the final and when Majka left I went after him. I found myself in front and so I decided to insist “.
“I have been studying studied the climb in the first three laps and I knew that if I had taken the last descent first I could have played my chances. Before the end of the descent, I turned around and saw that nobody was there, then I did not turn around until the finish line! “.
“It’s a very important success because it’s my first victory with the Team Bahrain Merida’s jersey. After Abu Dhabi Tour, I trained well and I had good feelings. Yesterday I did a good Strade Bianche (11th) and today it went even better! Now I will start to concentrate on the Giro d’Italia “.
Good sixth place for Giovanni Visconti: “I was fine even if the effort of the Strade Bianche made itself felt in the final. I tried to surprise the favorites but the group of the best took me back. I’m happy for Matej who also made a great race yesterday. “
The final comment is from the Sport director Alberto Volpi: “Great race. The team ran very well and in the final we were perfect. On the penultimate lap Giovanni tried and then Matej attacked in the final. I am also happy that he won a young athlete. For the team it is very important “.
