This spring, Matej Mohoric claimed to have "destroyed cycling" after winning Milan-San Remo.

"Everyone will start using dropper posts," the Slovenian said after revealing the secret of his solo breakaway on Poggio's White Knuckle descent.

But the supposed game-changing technology does not seem to have caught on, at least not yet in the pro peloton.

"After the success in San Remo, I didn't feel so enthusiastic about using it in road racing," Mohoric said at the Bahrain Victorious training camp in Spain.

"But I still believe it makes a difference. It makes it easier to control the bike and the center of gravity is lower. I will definitely use it again in some races if I get the chance, but I don't know what other riders will do."

One problem is that dropper posts, so common on mountain bikes, are so rare on road bikes. In fact, most seat tubes are shaped in such a way that they do not even fit the droppers currently available on the market. In addition, to comply with UCI regulations, they must already be commercially available.

Despite the fact that Bahrain Victorious' sponsor, FSA, manufactures its own dropper posts, the post used by Mohoric was the incorrect choice of sponsor, Fox Transfer SL Performance Elite, and the Merida Scultura 's traditional round standard seatpost made it possible.

"It's not so easy to introduce it on a road bike; it needs evaluation, safety testing, and approval by the UCI," Mohoric explained.

"The one we used is completely standard, it's one of those rules that you have to respect, like it needs to be tested. So it's not easy for all the other players to use it. I don't know if they will push for it."

Still, it would not be a surprise to see Mohoric, fitted with a dropper post, lining up in the Milano-Sanremo defense again. He may have lost the element of surprise, but I still believe he can win the Italian monument in several ways.

"Next year's Milano-San Remo will be a tricky race. Other riders will try to attack before Poggio and try to make a difference on the climbs.

"Even if it comes down to the last kilometer, you still have a chance to attack, you can anticipate a sprint, and you can possibly sprint. I'll decide at that moment. It will be an intense final race.

Milan-San Remo will mark the start of the most important period in Mohoric's 2023 season. At the end of the summer he will return to the Tour de France (where he won two races in 2021, but this year he was infected with the Epstein-Barr virus) and compete in the World Championships in Glasgow.

"My dream is to win Roubaix and one day win the World Championships. Next year, the World Championships will be right after the Tour, so I'm really looking forward to that."

As for spring, his schedule is packed with the Flanders Classic and the Ardennes Classic, and he will co-lead a team with Mohoric that includes up-and-comer Fred Wright, who finished seventh in this year's Tour de Flanders.

"It's a long road from San Remo to Roubaix, but I think I can stay in peak physical condition for a month and a half.

"I think we have one of the strongest teams for the Classics. Jumbo Visma remains a strong contender. Wout Van Aert is the favorite, and there's also Mathieu [van der Pol] and Pidcock [Tom Pidcock]. But there are also some great riders.

Fred Wright could win at Monument. It will also be interesting to see what Jonathan Milano can do. He has the right physical attributes for the Belgian Classics.

"We have a competitive card to play and I am confident that we can unite, race together and achieve good results

As for whether we can expect more bizarre technical adjustments, Mohoretz remained tight-lipped.

"Nothing on the scale of droppers yet. But we are always looking ahead and planning ahead. We are constantly testing our materials and always trying to improve them so we can have the best package.

"We will use Merida React again next year and things will be much the same. We will use Merida React again next year and things will remain pretty much the same for now.