Slovak cyclist Peter Sagan has been sentenced by the Monaco court to pay a fine of 5000 euros. The three-time world champion is said to have injured a police officer under the influence of alcohol on April 25. The French newspaper Monaco-Matin released the report on Monday.

Sagan himself posted an apology on Instagram. “With regard to the news that appeared Monday on the night of April 25, I would like to take this opportunity to offer my sincere apologies. It was an ugly experience, it made me think deeply and I learned valuable lessons from it. I am sincerely sorry that this has happened, it will not happen again,” wrote the Bora-hansgrohe rider, who switches to TotalEnergies.

Sagan and his brother were allegedly arrested by the police on the night in question because they had exceeded the curfew. Sagan appeared drunk and became aggressive when he had to get out of the car. He injured the officer’s hand. The rider would have resisted because he was afraid that if he was arrested he would be forced to be vaccinated, the newspaper reported.