On Sunday, Slovakian cyclist Peter Sagan won the UCI World Road Cycling Championships in Richmond, Virginia, .听
鈥淚 gave all the energy I had,鈥澛燬agan told reporters, according to聽. 鈥淚 was hoping for the last cobblestone climb, and from there it was just gas it to the finish.鈥
Australian rider Michael Matthews took silver; Lithuanian Ramunas Navardauskas took bronze. Though Matthews was starting to close the gap in the straightaway sprint to the finish, Sagan had a big enough lead to hold him and the other riders off.
鈥淭he way Sagan descends, not many people can follow,鈥 said Matthews, according to VeloNews.