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Hands up if you’re feeling sheepish! Cocky cyclist LOSES after raising his arms to celebrate too early and letting opponent beat him to the finish line by a few millimetres

Tour de France runner-up Primoz Roglic won the Liège-Bastogne-Liège single-day classic on Sunday after rival Julian Alaphilippe celebrated too soon.

To add insult to injury for world champion Alaphilippe, he was then penalised for an irregular sprint and dropped from second to fifth. That was for swerving into the path of Marc Hirschi during the frenetic final sprint of the 6.5-hour race.

A photo finish showed that Roglic narrowly beat Alaphilippe after the Frenchman lifted his arms in celebration and coasted to the line.

'It's unbelievable. It was so close,' Roglic said. 'Just never stop believing.'

Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (right) is overtaken on the line by Primoz Roglic (left) at the end of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège classic on Sunday

Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe is overtaken on the line by Primoz Roglic at the end of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège classic on Sunday

Tour de France runner-up Primoz Roglic (yellow jersey) overtakes Julian Alaphilippe (right) as he celebrates too early at the Liège-Bastogne-Liège single-day classic on Sunday

Tour de France runner-up Primoz Roglic (yellow jersey) overtakes Julian Alaphilippe as he celebrates too early at the Liège-Bastogne-Liège single-day classic on Sunday 

Slovenian Primoz Roglic, left, of the Jumbo - Visma team crosses the finish line to win the Belgian cycling classic and UCI World Tour race Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sunday

Slovenian Primoz Roglic, left, of the Jumbo - Visma team crosses the finish line to win the Belgian cycling classic and UCI World Tour race Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sunday

Hirschi moved up to finish second and Tour champion Tadej Pogacar got third.

Last month, Roglic was leading the Tour until fellow Slovenian Pogacar swiped away the lead in the penultimate stage by winning a time trial. 

'Finally I managed to win something,' Roglic said. 'It was definitely on my wish list to win a Monument.'

Matej Mohoric, yet another Slovenian, finished fourth. 

Slovenian Primoz Roglic of the Jumbo - Visma team celebrates on the podium after winning the Belgian cycling classic and UCI World Tour race Liege Bastogne Liege, in Liege, Sunday

Slovenian Primoz Roglic of the Jumbo - Visma team celebrates on the podium after winning the Belgian cycling classic and UCI World Tour race Liege Bastogne Liege, in Liege, Sunday

Slovenian Primoz Roglic, left, of the Jumbo - Visma team crosses the finish line ahead of French Julian Alaphilippe, center, of the Deceuninck-Quick-Setp team to win the Belgian cycling classic and UCI World Tour race Liege Bastogne Liege, in Liege, Sunday

Slovenian Primoz Roglic, left, of the Jumbo - Visma team crosses the finish line ahead of French Julian Alaphilippe, center, of the Deceuninck-Quick-Setp team to win the Belgian cycling classic and UCI World Tour race Liege Bastogne Liege, in Liege, Sunday

Julian Alaphilippe kisses his girlfriend before the start of the race on Sunday

Julian Alaphilippe kisses his girlfriend before the start of the race on Sunday

British rider Lizzie Deignan won the women's edition, for her first 'Monument,' ahead of Grace Brown of Australia.

First run in 1892, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, also known as La Doyenne (The Old Lady),is the oldest of the five Monuments on the European road cycling calendar. 

The race, like other spring classics, was rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

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