Matej Mohoric' Death-Defying Descent of the Poggio | Milano-Sanremo 2022

Lanterne Rouge presents a throwback to Matej Mohoric crazy descent of the Poggio in Milan Sanremo 2022.
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[@LanterneRougeCycling]

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[@joelguerin-simard3415]

MSR is insane, I drink coffee for 7 hours to stay awake and I yell at my TV for the last 15 minutes of racing, the best 15 minutes of racing of the season

[@pacoin51]

Hahahaha yea cant wait mate

[@Formolopainface]

Cannot wait for the 2 min close up of Formolo full gas pull up the Cipressa. The best part of the season!

[@garrettchurchey]

One of the best pain faces in the whole peloton

[@GalleryBones]

Everyone loves Formolo

[@bertoslavdebeli229]

UAE pain train: Polanc, Almeida, Formolo

[@KamielMonteur]

Guessing when Formolo is done pulling is one of my favorite but hardest games I play

[@ListonFrazier]

Formolo won’t participate due to illness and will be replaced by Wellens.. sorry to bearer of bad news

[@xx765]

Mohoric was airborne and fell upside down on his neck on a descent in the *Giro a few months before this. It is difficult to imagine how he was able to prepare himself mentally for this (glorious) attempt.

[@tobyfawkes1914]

Giro*

[@chefdeparty]

Man is a an absolute gladiator. Fearless AF

[@60westpro]

Probably has assberders

[@IztokGolob-Naklo]

Mohoric passed me once downhill in a corner with lots of sand on the road. Absolutely incredible. Very skilled with a bike. Fearless. And a great guy too. Always says hello. BTW, Slovenia is heaven for a bike rider. Absolutely beautiful.

[@smt76_]

That breakaway group on the poggio was straight hitters, insanely stacked... so excited for Saturday as teams really seem to bring their best to MSR.

[@gregorgodler9037]

I'm not a fan of cycling, but I was listening interview with Mohoric and he was explaining what was happening at this race. So I had to watch and see it myself. You can see Mohoric is very talented. It makes me proud to see there are many top cyclists from our country.

[@dihtnga]

After the race in the interview for the slovenian national television, Pogacar said that before the race Mohoric told him, Tadej do not try to folow me on the poggio descent. It kind of looked like Pogi thought about it for a second and then he was like naah, the man's crazy 😂

[@noamsolomonswise]

Rewatched this today after Mahoric’s win in stage 19 of the tour and it’s such a brilliant video explaining the tactics. Thanks LR always for such incredible videos.

[@60westpro]

Literally me too !

[@casefarley5744]

Second best thing about Milano-San Remo is that the early part is a snooze and you can skip it. Nibali's normalized power a few years ago was like 120w for the first 2 hours? That's a 'leisurely walk' level of effort for a pro. Best thing about it is how spicy it gets in the final hour. Great recap.

[@joshuapang-df2rr]

Excellent analysis & commentary. 150% on point!!! Putting cycling in words for the layman to understand. Take home lessons 1. Dont chase your team mate, let others close it. (Van Aert & Roglic) 2. Smooth power > Spikes 3. Communicate 4. Be tactical - attack when and where the conditions are right, along with your strengths!

[@GetSuperFit27]

If Pog attack...no more plan 1 & 2...full gas feat. stfu leg mode

[@aveotint]

Pog said in Slovenian interview "i know he is crazy", thats why he didnt want to risk chasing Mohoric.

[@annag5458]

Love these race retrospectives ( 'race retros'? ) great prelude for Saturday.. thank you LR!

[@BreakawayB]

🧠 Galaxy-brain tactics from Mahoric, that was so entertaining!

[@alexanderpolta]

Mohoric' is a warrior. Legend for this ride.

[@vinniamsterdam700]

Prima vera I love the build up of tension, the crazy descents, the crazy length, the climbs being just not steep enough, makes it all difficult to predict. Also at MSR their is no more hiding, pre season has ended. MvdP will take it this time. Thanks, it felt like a review and a preview in one video.

[@osfan25]

It'll be an interesting race for Pogacar this year. Out of the big favorites, I feel like he's the only one who has proven he is on top form. Having said that, I just don't see Pog attacking hard enough to go clear by himself. UAE need to made this, a race of attrition which San Remo isn't. The harder this race is prior to the Poggio the better it will be for Pog to go clear.

[@TheZlatanDG]

To me, Mohoric this day has narrowly escaped death twice, especially when he dropped into the gutter, he had no vision because he didnt looked forward but into his cockpit, when Pogacar saw that he just gave up and says no I let this crazy man doing his thing but I dont wanna die. That was INCREDIBLE but this is the kind of historic moment you become aware of the amount of confidence you have to put on your destiny

[@johnmakin-shaw3516]

One of my absolute favourite races. The speeds up the Poggio always amaze me - going so fast they have to break in the corners, despite going uphill! Gutted Pidcock is out of the race this year - he showed at Strade Branch he's got the descending chops to make the most of the run to Via Roma. Will be interesting to see if Alaphillipe and Remco gang up together or whether they fight it out as individuals.

[@kingjasko]

i cant wait, thanks for the video, lovely memories

[@kennano2732]

Beautiful racing, great job as always LR

[@paulsolon6229]

Superb video highlights here of 2022 San remo

[@joewakelin198]

cipressa to the end is the best 20km of racing of the year

[@allanvirimai7823]

What an iconic solo perfomance

[@jemmamuir4008]

Oh my goodness the first 3 words of that title gave me an absolute heart attack…. anyways your vids are always amazing! i was wondering if you could speak to gcn to get the code extended to south africa? thanks

[@evelineperko6685]

That is shock therapy!🤣

[@jozetrselic]

Thx for the refresher... when he almost crashed I believe Mohoric was looking between his legs at his opponents - gap.

[@huikyunyun2779]

Best race ever seen... insane!

[@carltabi3539]

Bro your presentation is top class 🙌

[@savagepro9060]

Pogo on the Poggio!

[@justjazz784]

I like this channel because I don’t follow cycling but the tactics and minutiae are well explained

[@cyclotaur6315]

Love your (correct) use of "sunk-cost fallacy". 👍

[@ihzbc]

9:05 the moment we all wanted to see. This guy is an artist, or just crazy, may be both...

[@charliedillon1400]

He didn't crash because he didn't hit the brakes.

[@Mgoblagulkablong]

So much went wrong for Mohoric (makes a mistake and drives into the gutter for no reason, messes up the last corner and loses time, chain nearly comes off) but the guys in the back kept fighting each other XD

[@jeansanon2996]

Amazing finish

[@davidhaddox]

Great commentary

[@davidbrougham-hl7tt]

Matej Mohoric is all class on and off the bike 🥰🥰

[@frankpeter9145]

😎

[@jw3638]

Mohoric descending makes me scared I'll crash sitting in my seat watching him

[@mikelogan2684]

Sean Kelly chasing down Moreno Argentin on the Poggio using a steel bike and no fancy seatposts Now that was Death defying

[@Se0what]

I mean the descent was nasty but ill be honest I think his mistake into the gutter really turned everyone chasing off. Who wants to chase a guy willing to dip into the gutters for a win?

[@stefanjoeres7149]

Yeah, Mohoric was willing to risk his life for a win in Milan San Remo. Pogacar wasn't.

[@OscarOstebo]

Mohoric to Pog the night before the race: "I like you Tadej. Don't follow me down the descent tomorrow."

[@johnbouttell5827]

Dear LR, every time I see Formolo I think of stage 6 of the Tour of the Basque Country last year. Best wishes, John. PS I loved your video.

[@willross5108]

The most beautiful win and the exploitation of the Cold War behind, could’ve also pointed to his head.

[@janiser4711]

Rode down Poggio today, I can confirm the curve where Mohorič almost served facefull of Merida bike is pretty tricky, even though it doesnt look that risky at first sight.

[@desmoMarco91]

You remember the PIAZZA ABBIATEGRASSO stop in Milan, which is very different from Abbiategrasso Town, which is a totally different town on the outskirts of Milan’s metropolitan area

[@lejeon7427]

Mohoric at that moment was pure daredevil.

[@KelvinSuddith]

Good video, loved the commentary. Missed a chance to hit on how cycling is now “ruined” due to a dropper post

[@normal_norm2627]

Don't forget Tratnik is now on Jumbo

[@kaypie3112]

Lanterne Rouge, Your videos are absolutely amazing. The breakdowns are incredibly in-depth and the analysis is top-notch. There is no better cycling analysis on YT. I love your work. But one criticism, if I may: Please slow down your speaking! I have to rewind and listen a couple times to catch certain things- maybe it’s my accent😎 Cheers from Arizona, US.

[@molybdnum]

My man is not just on the knife edge of grip, he's over it. This year forget the dropper, he's coming with superglue painted on the tire shoulders.

[@TheHilltopHermit]

What's a dropper?

[@onehourmusicbc]

@@TheHilltopHermit basically a device that you can change your seat height when riding. Often seen on MTBs however

[@starkparker16]

Pog will solo summit the Poggio and TT to a victory just like the last stage into Nice.

[@mosklubba]

Dropper AND a massive 180mm rotor up front...one helluva setup!

[@lordalfa600]

Peak Torque would approve

[@endaohalloran6649]

Man nothing captures the beauty of cycling more than Mohoric miracle saving a catastrophic accident twice in the space of 2 minutes to try and win this race

[@don_marcel]

Thank you again for this channel! Currently the best way to follow cycling in the U.S. because being American is synonymous with hating cyclists unless you are one

[@PHHE1]

I think post tdf22 Pog will be significantly smarter with his energy this year. Already saw it in Paris-niece. Question is whether he finds a way to get rid of the cyclo-crossers with their sprint. The gradient just isn't quite sufficient for Pog's trademark uphill kick

[@GangstaRapper007]

Cycling is a beautiful sport, but at the end of the day Slovenian usually wins. Seriously we are so spoiled that we started arguing between ourselves who is better and there are a lot of only Roglič fans who hates Pogačar and would rather see Jonas win and vice versa

[@ortros1]

I am a Slovenian and I'm a fan of all our cyclists. No offense but it is really idiotic that fans of one are haters of another. They are all ours (in better or worse)! But however I couldn't be disappointed last year tdf because Vingegard won (especially after I saw how much it meant to him and to the Danes).

[@orbifold4387]

@@ortros1 Did you guys in Slovenia see this boom of good Slovenian cyclists coming? While living in northern Italy, I used to ride a lot in Slovenia, but I never got the feeling of a super cycling community that were ready to take up the world. I even was faster than a young Roglic in some Strava segments 🤣

[@ortros1]

@@orbifold4387 I personally didn't. But then again I'm a casual cycling fan (I mean I've watched cycling, in the Armstrong/Pantani "era" but otherwise I haven't been in sync with the sport). However there is a boom of great athletes from our country in many sports lately, so I shouldn't be surprised (I'm not trying to be arrogant here but those ladies and gentlemen are really spoiling us all the time).

[@ortros1]

@@orbifold4387 otherwise I don't doubt You were (faster that Rogla on the strava segments). You Italians were always an absolute powerhouse in the cycling (I assume that You're an Italian) so it wouldn't be surprising at all.

[@orbifold4387]

@@ortros1 No, I am not Italian. I just happened to live there for a few years. Slovenia is a wonderful cycling destination. Last summer I started my cycling tour in the Alps by climbing Mangart and Vršič Pass in one day. These are close to the region where Primož used to train. Fantastic climbs, they have everyting a road cyclist needs: altitude, gradient and in the case of Mangart little traffic and great panoramic views. I always recommend my friends to go there instead of most expensive and crowded places like the Dolomites or Switzerland.

[@jonathanfoster442]

Does anyone else think it looks like Pog throws some intentional interference for Mohoric, once Pog can’t get away?

[@rowismit7783]

No

[@vitabricksnailslime8273]

You gotta admire a guy who backs himself to go alone, then pulls it off.

[@savievankint]

but the question is, would you do video analysis right after the 2023 MSR??

[@PHpengkhianatnegara]

Merida bike. And the team mechanic. Salute

[@klempo13]

The insane thing is, that there are 3 Slovenian's in top 10. It's almost like ski jumping although without Roglič :)

[@IsaacRC]

Dropper post 🤤

[@kaltonian]

that was a great win...staying on the bike that is...phew...seriously though it was a great win, especially being as pogacar was determined to win the stage and was grinning at times when he pulled back the attacks and held the lead, i reckon that not winning the stage might have got under pogacar's skin a little, well you cant win them all.

[@ADDvanCEE]

The Slovenians! Pogacar, Roglic, Mohoric, Tratnik.. jeeeez

[@tedwilson2510]

What is the dropper seat post?

[@jdslfc]

Big difference between how fast you dare to go, and how fast can you go. They didn't follow him, not because they didn't want to risk it, but because they don't have the skill to do it. Mohoric is just on another level.

[@zzhughesd]

Had totally forgot and wasn't it the talk one year ago

[@velaocampo3]

Man I miss GCN +

[@HuskyKyurem]

The dropper seat post is legal?

[@nicolarossi4563]

If you love cycling races you can't love Milano-Sanremo. Leading out, climbing, descending and sprinting blended everything together. Simply the essence of cycling racing in 20 kilometers.

[@BLITZKRIEG1]

😮

[@vivekrbs]

Lanterne rouge , some tikka masala and a few rotis. .I am good to go

[@jamesforbes2819]

Matthews would of gotten up. Nationals form said it all

[@tadziu2400]

Is it van Aert?

[@logankuzyk]

5:07 Pogacar ᵇᵃⁿᵍ

[@jason200912]

Uci bans tri bars and top tube sitting and fenders and bags and skin suits and knee high socks but is totally fine with dropper seats

[@tristan9729]

What does drop a post mean (don't know if its spelled correctly) 10:25

[@zon3ful]

It's called a dropper post. It's mostly used in mountain biking to drop the seat down.

[@savagepro9060]

Does anyone else realize that Yumbo Visma are actually riding on é-bikes! I thought their headbadge should've read: C, for Cervelo!

[@princessaka3189]

the é is tho the logo of cervélo🤷

[@savagepro9060]

@@princessaka3189 it was a joke, princess

[@andreim1270]

2 or 3% extra gradient on poggio and pogi would smash everybody, the climb isn't hard enough to create a big gap

[@WahyudiWidodo]

Where’s the in depth analysis of MSR 2023?

[@Scartenable]

LR has to wait 30 days before he is allowed to upload RCS races (such as Milan Sanremo)

[@francogalarraga122]

The more I wacht this video the more I convince the motorcycle in front of him cut the wind and allowed Mohoric to take distance from the rest ( minut 8:23 to 8:31 ) and all time after that .

[@motojn96]

In an interview he said the motorbike was more detrimental than useful as he had to brake much more in the corners and lose a lot of speed

[@japphan]

Big bunch sprints will happen if the riders that can drop the pure sprinters choose not to. And, unless you are supremely confident in your own team's sprinter, why would you? But the plan for half the teams should be to get rid of the sprinters, and nowadays teams actually try to win.

[@pookelywoo3954]

I have a love hate relationship with MSR. It’s so exciting but also for the vast majority so boring - I prefer a race that can blow up at any time but for the final 30 mins MSR is hard to beat.

[@YippeeSkippie426]

I can't believe that the UCI didn't ban dropper posts already. They're like NASCAR: NO ONE WILL BE DIFFERENT OR INNOVATIVE!!! NO ONE!!!!!

[@juliusmeyer8535]

RIP GCN+

[@jason200912]

What caused the wobble?

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Goes to show, big balls can win races 😀👍

[@cpk313]

MvP takes it this year

[@Eirikkinserdal]

Catalunya is on, get working 😉

[@savagepro9060]

Matej Mohoric has nothing up his sleeve, this time, maybe a dropper pole up his bib-shorts, but that's for another video!

[@igaroot]

no hints of Slovenian national teamage - we shall see if the roles switch this year

[@TheSamknu]

Heavy doesn't descend faster than light. There's no advantage to weight in a decent.

[@elonif4125]

That’s true on a really technical descent like the Poggio. But on straight descents weight should matter, right?

[@IsaacRC]

Exactly

[@TheSamknu]

@@elonif4125 not in the least. Refer to Galileo. An orange falls at the same rate as a lead ball.

[@Wayword]

​​@@TheSamknu in a vacuum, yes. In air, no. Heavier objects generally have higher terminal velocities and will descend faster

[@TheSamknu]

@@Wayword bigger items, not heavier. Wind resistance is a function of surface+ fluid interaction. More surface = more interaction. More mass does not.

[@nbprotocol5406]

Mohoric should have been DQ'd for endangering other riders.

[@nathantang9964]

Do people even care about 2nd or 3rd place in classics? I feel like group 2 dynamics should always be to bring the front guy because no one really cares if you don’t win and there’s no rest element of a stage race

[@princeandrew5430]

He’s almost as evasive as me

[@joelkton1]

All objects fall at the same rate. It’s an urban myth that heavier riders descend faster. Aero is more important.

[@simonzdrenka3851]

Cannot wait to see some sprinters ride 280km to get dropped 1km up Cipressa

[@SuperJancii]

great commenting, a lot of wasted energy by Rog and Pog

[@paulsolon6229]

2023 San remo v small bunch sprint Wva Mvp Pogacar Girmay W winner pogacar or wva by width of tire Alaphillipe and Sagan are history Roglic too many crashes in too many races to keep up on descent. Loss of belief and courage on descent mean loss of speed

[@Furansowakun]

9:15 there should have been protections on that walls, so so dangerous to crash into it. Bad organisation

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Pogacar and Roglic have dropped many riders on climbs.. but Van der Poel.. no. MVDP may be the most powerful rider today, he won't get dropped if he doesn't want to 😀👍

[@Lufftschwimmer]

This victory has nothing to do with a dropper Post....he rides like a devil downhill, and the other riders would not take such a risk at the start of the season.....I think the Poggio is to short for Pogi , if the finish would on the top of the mountain...ok , but not on this downhill...I think Pogi, Van Aert,Vingeard etc would not take such a high risk in the downhill like Mohoric last year....fo what for only one race ? The season has still more TDF Giro , Classics, WCS...all this races you can loose if you risk too much on Milano San Remo !