When he arrives in the tribune of honor to encourage and congratulate his heroes Tadej Pogacar, then Primoz Roglic, Borut Pahor, 56, the President of the Republic of Slovenia wears a yellow mask.
There is probably no coincidence.
How do you feel when your country inscribes its name for the first time in the Tour de France prize list?
BORUT PAHOR.
Huge pride.
What is happening on this Tour de France is something incredible for our country, but not only.
I myself am a huge fan of cycling.
I cycle a lot and have been following the Tour for a long time.
I think this is one of the best Tours in history.
And not just because a Slovenian wins.
Did you follow the race yourself?
Of course, and I would like to warmly thank the organizers of the Tour de France.
They stayed the course by maintaining it despite the difficult context we are going through.
They got a lot of credit.
People need events that unite them right now.
There isn't much more unifying than sport.
Thank you to the Tour de France for taking place.
How is your country reacting?
He is also very proud.
It's pretty crazy what's going on in Slovenia around the Tour right now.
You will tell me that thanks to the Tour we know Slovenia a little better, but I dare to hope that we knew it before.
So much the better if people are even more interested in discovering the charms of our beautiful country.
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Do you know Pogacar and Roglic?
Of course, personally.
I received them both at the end of last year.
I have known Roglic for a long time.
He really is a very beautiful person, a great cyclist and Pogacar is a great, great champion.
He left to win several Tours de France.
I wish it, I wish it on us.
