MOHOpedia : an unconcluded biographical account of Matej Mohorič's cycling life and achievements : Matej Mohorič's biography

english

2025

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I've loved books and reading since my childhood. In fact, I think that it was books that broadened my horizons and opened the door to the world. All the stories of this world and the knowledge the world possesses are collected in libraries – the temples of civilisation – where everything is within reach on endless pages of fragrant paper. I devoured hundreds of picture books, children's and youth books, school curriculum reading books, and later a huge number of inspiring biographies, books on nutrition, fitness, sports psychology and life in general. Each one became a piece in the mosaic of who I am and what I become after each read – an even better version of myself. Uroš Buh interviewed me after the Tour de France in August 2021 for the Slovenian cycling magazine Bicikel, he then called me a few days later and surprised me with a bold idea: “Matej, I'd like to write a biography about you! People deserve to read your story.” At first I was alarmed by the idea, as I had an inkling of how much work would need to be put in for something like that, particularly considering my busy timetable. But my worries were soon blown away by enthusiasm, and by the end of our next conversation two weeks later we were discussing the content and how we would go about it. And now, as I'm holding the book less than a year later, I feel the same as when I first sat on a racing bike – fantastic! I hope that the stories in this book will be an inspiration, that they will take you through my life and that maybe you will also be able to identify with them, at least in part. When I was growing up on a farm beneath the Jelovica plateau, I never imagined that on a hot July day ten years later, I would trade a hay rake for a carbon handlebar in the Tour de France. Well, not much has changed: the sun, heat and hard work have remained, but instead of having sore hands, I now have a sore rear end! The satisfaction in the evenings after the work is done, however, is of equal measure.

22.04.2025