Rider celebrates a lap too early at Cyclocross World Championships (video)

Adam Toupalik of the Czeck Republic thought he had won the U23 Cyclocross World Championships title, but his celebrations were a lap too early

Adam Toupalik thought he'd won the biggest race of his career on Sunday in the U23 race at the Cyclocross World Championships, but he will go down in the 2016 history books for all the wrong reasons.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.