A video posted on Team Bahrain Victorious' social media accounts confirmed that Matej Mohoric plans to use a dropper seatpost again in this year's Milan-San Remo.

At the finish line of the 2022 event, the victorious Mohoric said that his decision to install a dropper seatpost on his road bike "destroyed cycling.

Dropper posts are more commonly found on mountain bikes, where dropping the saddle allows the rider to lower the center of gravity and more easily move the bike down for grippy, tight turns at higher speeds.

The Slovenian had just won his first cycling monument when he attacked on the descent of Poggio, a few kilometers before the finish, using the improved handling provided by this component. Already known for his exceptional bike handling skills, the 28-year-old pushed the Merida-Scurtura to the limit and, despite a few near misses on the descent, rode solo to the finish, edging out the chase group by just two seconds.

Based on this success, it should come as no surprise that Mohoric will use the dropper post again in the 2023 Milan-San Remo.

At the start of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, one of Bahrain Victorious' mechanics told Cyclingnews that the Slovenian rider will use "almost the same setup" as last year. Mohoric himself, however, responded to our questions by saying, "We will know when we get to Milan."

More intriguing, however, is the timing of this social post. The post, shared on the eve of Strade Bianche, focuses on Mohoric's reunion with his Garmin head unit after it was stolen at the finish of the Kuhne Brussel Kuhne on Sunday, but in the video Mohoric's bike is clearly already equipped with a dropper post installed.

"I think I could use a dropper seatpost tomorrow," Mohoric told Cycling Weekly (opens in new tab) in commenting on the video.

"There are some tricky sections, and I feel safe. I've never been in the top 10 here before. This time I want to do everything right."

The ubiquitous use predicted by Mohoric has yet to become a reality, as no one currently manufactures dropper posts other than round cross sections, and most road bikes now use aero seatposts. For example, even the bike Mohoric used on opening weekend was a Merida React aero bike with a standard "aero" seatpost.

The use of dropper posts is made possible by the fact that Merida, the bike sponsor of Bahrain Victorious, uses round seatposts on its Scultura race bike. [Given that the finish of Strade Bianche is a steep climb to Piazza del Campo in Siena, adding weight might be considered a misstep. But Mohoretz believes the race will be decided much earlier." I think the main race will be held at Monte Sante Marie. I don't think we necessarily have to predict a final ramp to Siena.

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