Peter Sagan takes his first win in the rainbow jersey at the 2016 Ghent-Wevelgem

World champion Peter Sagan took his first win in the rainbow bands at Ghent-Wevelgem after sprinting from a breakaway group

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Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) took his first win as world champion at the 2016 Ghent-Wevelgem after out-sprinting his breakaway companions to the line at the end of the 242.8km classic.

The Slovakian had made it into a three-man move up the steep side of the Kemmelberg climb about 34km from the finish with Sep Vanmarcke (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Fabian Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo). They were joined by Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (Katusha) who had already been out front on his own.

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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).