At the end of his career, Tim DecerCq (Lidl-Trek) delivered a severe observation on certain behaviors in the peloton, not hesitating to point directly Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious). According to him, the Slovenian represents a danger for the other runners because of his way of running and his late braking. At 36, the Belgian “tractor” will retire at the end of the season. Not extended by Lidl-Trekwho wishes to rejuvenate his workforce, he entrusted to the daily Het Nieuwsblad that he had nothing to lose in his speeches. In addition to his future, he evoked the evolution of the atmosphere in the race and the reckless risks that certain runners take, risks which he no longer considers able to assume.
Video – Matej Mohoric after the Tour de France 2025
“What happens if he trains ten other runners with him in his fall?”
This is how he particularly targeted Mohoricwhich he judges the style dangerous: according to DeclercqSlovenian is one of those “Who have nothing to do if they fall”. “Like everyone, he tries to run in the most economical way possible”the recon Declercq. “But he does this by slowing down as late as possible when turns, which blocks the others behind him. And necessarily it brings falls, not him, but behind him.”
To illustrate his point, he recalled the Slovenian declaration after the last stage of Tour de France On the Montmartre circuit: “I gave everything in the descent, it doesn't matter if I was in the hospital or dinner tonight.” A mentality that Declercq Highly challenges: “Everyone finds it great, but what happens if he trains ten other runners with him in his fall? It poses me problem.” Father of two children, the Belgian also admits that he no longer wants to take such risks: “The danger weighs much more on me and with fear, we can no longer race. Especially by being the father of two children, it makes things see differently.”
