Sagan retains world road title
For the second year running Peter Sagan was crowned world champion following an energy-sapping road race in Doha.
Peter Sagan retained his UCI Road World Championships title as he held off the challenge of Mark Cavendish in Doha.
The Slovakian kept his hands on the rainbow jersey after overcoming the field and the stifling conditions on a flat 257.5-kilometre course on Sunday.
Sagan roared through the pack in a bunch sprint to leave Briton Cavendish banging on his handlebars, while Belgium's Tom Boonen took third.