Assault

Pro cyclist left unconscious with broken nose after being beaten up by teenagers during training ride

Arvid de Kleijn said the assault left him "especially sad that young people no longer respect fellow human beings"

Wed, May 13, 2026 11:12
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Road rage driver who “pummelled” cyclist in “chilling” assault has prison sentence and driving ban lifted… because Irish jails are “overcrowded”

The motorist was originally sentenced to 10 months in prison and banned from driving for five years after assaulting and threatening to kill the 64-year-old cyclist

Fri, May 01, 2026 16:22
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“We’re not perverts”: World Naked Bike Ride cyclist punched off bike by motorcyclist calls assault “occupational hazard” and hopes to change public perception

The man who believed naked cyclists were "perverts", and punched one off their bike, later assaulted two police officers and was found with a knife but avoided jail when sentenced last month

Tue, Dec 02, 2025 16:41
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Thug who kicked cyclists off their bikes and shared footage of targeted attacks on Snapchat jailed for 18 months

Davontay Higgins broke down in tears as he was jailed for intentionally injuring two cyclists in unprovoked attacks

Fri, Aug 29, 2025 10:44
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Road rage van driver caught on bike camera allegedly shoving cyclist to ground – but police say footage “did not capture assault taking place”

The confrontation was sparked when the cyclist hit the van’s wing mirror on a narrow road, police officers later informing the rider that he should have tried to get the driver to confess on camera

Fri, Jun 13, 2025 16:20
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Italian pro cyclist pushed off bike, punched in face, and hit with rock in two vicious, unprovoked assaults by motorbike attackers

VF Group-Bardiani-CSF pro Luca Colnaghi suffered a dislocated shoulder and broken ribs in the back-to-back attacks, which took place at the end of a training ride near Lake Como

Fri, Mar 07, 2025 11:37
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“Very enraged” driver who “used car as weapon” to ram cyclist and cause serious injuries jailed for 44 months

Craig McComb was charged with attempted murder but convicted on an assault charge, the driver having blared his horn and stopped abruptly in front of the 67-year-old victim moments before ramming him from his bike

Mon, Oct 28, 2024 15:16
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Cyclist suffers broken arm after car passenger shoved him off bike in latest shocking unprovoked attack from moving vehicle

The assault in North Yorkshire is the latest in an increasingly long list of attacks on cyclists by car passengers in the UK this year

Fri, Oct 11, 2024 16:17
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Police make arrest after sickening footage of cyclist slammed to ground by driver goes viral

Police Scotland confirmed the cyclist was "taken to hospital to be checked over" having been seen lying motionless following the incident

Mon, Sep 23, 2024 09:46
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Police appeal over “serious assault” that saw cyclist pushed from bike by car passenger

The cyclist was pushed into a ditch and needed hospital treatment for her injuries

Mon, Apr 08, 2024 11:43
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