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Slovakian Peter Sagan retains world championship road race title in Doha

Published: 16 Oct 2016 - 05:01 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 04:32 pm
Slovakia's Peter Sagan celebrates after winning the men's elite road race event as part of the 2016 UCI Road World Championships on October 16, 2016, in the Qatari capital Doha. / AFP / KARIM JAAFAR

Slovakia's Peter Sagan celebrates after winning the men's elite road race event as part of the 2016 UCI Road World Championships on October 16, 2016, in the Qatari capital Doha. / AFP / KARIM JAAFAR

Reuters

Slovakian Peter Sagan retained his cycling world championship road race title with a perfectly-timed sprint in Doha on Sunday.
Britain's Mark Cavendish and Belgian Tom Boonen, who had both previously won road race world titles, were second and third respectively.