Peter Sagan storms to World Championship road race victory in Richmond

The Slovak attacked with just over 3km to go on the final cobbled climb of the race to hold off the chasing peloton to take the rainbow jersey

Peter Sagan wins the 2015 Mens World Road Championships

(Image credit: Watson)

Peter Sagan (Slovakia) delivered a masterclass of attacking riding to take his first World Championship road race victory in Richmond, USA on Sunday, beating Michael Matthews (Australia) and Ramunas Navardauskas (Lithuania) who finished second and third respectively in the following bunch sprint.

The peloton was together as they approached the first of two cobbled climbs on the final lap of the circa 16km circuit, with Zdenek Stybar (Czech Republic) making the first attack to try and finally break things up to avoid a sprint finish.

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Richard Windsor

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Richard is digital editor of Cycling Weekly. Joining the team in 2013, Richard became editor of the website in 2014 and coordinates site content and strategy, leading the news team in coverage of the world's biggest races and working with the tech editor to deliver comprehensive buying guides, reviews, and the latest product news.


An occasional racer, Richard spends most of his time preparing for long-distance touring rides these days, or getting out to the Surrey Hills on the weekend on his Specialized Tarmac SL6 (with an obligatory pub stop of course).