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Jan-Willem van Schip wild aero bike set-up at Tour of Holland

“What a horrible-looking bike… love it!”: Cycling world loses its mind over Jan-Willem van Schip’s latest bonkers aero set-up; Pidcock back on Pinarello?; Police face mounting pressure over controversial bike theft policy + more on the live blog

It's been a while but Dan Alexander has wrestled the live blog spot off Ryan and is raring to go with another round-up of all the news, reaction, silliness and more from the world of cycling this Thursday

“They just smashed the window and pulled the bikes out”: Thieves steal bikes worth £35,000 from newly opened shop

Matthew Abbott only moved into his new bike shop in April but says he's received "so many messages of support".

Police blame media for “inaccurate” stories claiming they won’t investigate bikes stolen from train stations if they’ve been left for longer than two hours… before confirming that’s actually correct

British Transport Police insists bike theft victims should be reassured that "even if an offence is not investigated, it still provides valuable intelligence"

Car passenger films driver and e-motorbiker travelling at 50mph in 20mph zone

“Is that the Telegraph’s famous 52mph cyclist?” Car passenger films illegal e-motorbiker ‘cycling’ at 55mph – but cyclists slam driver for speeding in 20mph zone; Cycling UK “gobsmacked” by police refusal to investigate bike thefts + more on the live blog

After a week scoping out next year’s Tour de France route (and enjoying the sun) in Spain, Ryan Mallon’s back to dust off the live blog cobwebs and keep you up to speed with all your Monday cycling news and views

“Effectively decriminalising bike thefts”: Bikes stolen from train stations that were left for more than two hours will not be investigated, says British Transport Police

CCTV footage will not be looked at outside a two-hour timeframe — as British Cycling accuses policy of "letting cyclists down across the country and providing further barriers to people riding a bike"

Van driver has a go at cyclist for no reason

“A disrespectful cyclist ruins a hard-working motorist’s day by having the audacity to simply exist”; Police reunite stolen bike with owner after a decade; Remco & Reusser crowned European TT champs; Do this to keep your bike safe? + more on the live blog

It's the first day of October and Dan Alexander is back on live blog duty for you this Wednesday, trying his best to avoid thinking about how he probably won't get to enjoy a sunny, warm ride for another six months (yes, he's being a bit dramatic...)

“Neat idea” or “style over substance”? Your thoughts on THAT bike storage capsule that wants to kill off the saddlebag; Even saddles aren’t safe from London bike thieves; What’s the UCI done this time?; Evans wants 100 new stores + more on the live blog

It's been a while but Dan Alexander is back on live blog duty for you this Thursday, ready to round-up all the goings on in the world of cycling as we head towards the weekend

Cyclists warn of burglaries targeting “high-end” bikes after four houses on same street hit in one night, with £7,000 custom bike among five stolen

Kendal-based riders "shaken up" and believe burglars carefully planned break-ins as all affected neighbours returned from separate cycling holidays within a few days of each other

Tour of Britain on high alert after two major bike theft raids target pro cycling teams this week

Thieves stole bikes worth £220,000 from Visma-Lease a Bike at the Vuelta before 20 more were stolen from TotalEnergies in France, pro cycling teams warning they are being targeted by organised criminals for their high-value equipment

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20 bikes stolen from French pro cycling team in second huge raid by thieves at a race this week – after bosses call for squads to hire “real security guards”

Team TotalEnergies were targeted by thieves overnight at a stage race in France, just days after 18 bikes, worth an estimated £220,000, were stolen from Visma-Lease a Bike’s truck at the Vuelta a España