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For 15 glorious seconds this kid totally thought he'd won a world title

Feb 1, 2016, 17:15 IST

"In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes," Andy Warhol is credited as having said. In the mind of Czech cyclist Adam Toupalík, it was more like 15 seconds.

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At the world championships of cyclocross in Belgium on Sunday, the 19-year-old sprinted up to the finish line ahead of his rivals and began celebrating, thinking he'd just won gold.

Only problem was, there was still a lap to go in the race:

Toupalík said the confusion came after he heard fans shouting "last lap," VeloNews reported. Belgian rider Eli Iserbyt ended up winning the race, with Toupalík second.

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But the biggest story of the weekend was that another 19-year-old rider got caught cheating after racing on a bike that had a motor hidden in the frame.

NOW WATCH: This guy quit his job and rode his bike across the world

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