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“We are dealing with organised crime”: Lidl-Trek manager urges teams to “find a solution” for bike raids by thieves at races

An Ineos Grenadiers sport director also ruled out the “seriously risky” idea of mechanics sleeping in team trucks, arguing “you never know what could happen if someone’s inside”

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Sepp Kuss, Visma-Lease a Bike, stage two, 2025 Vuelta a España

Bikes stolen from Visma-Lease a Bike truck in massive overnight raid at Vuelta a España

The Dutch squad, who are leading the Vuelta following Jonas Vingegaard’s stage victory on Sunday, were able to start the race’s third stage following the break-in, as the team’s CEO criticised the lack of security at grand tours

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Littlemore recovered bikes via Thames Valley Police

Cyclist hit with wheel after spotting his stolen bike in prolific thief’s backyard — but attacker avoids jail

Martin Shaba, whose garden was filled with hundreds of stolen bikes, was captured on CCTV hitting the cyclist on his head

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Cofidis 2025 Tour de France

Thieves steal 11 Cofidis bikes worth £125,000 at the Tour de France

Value of stolen bikes estimated at around £125,000 as Look reveals King of the Mountains leader Benjamin Thomas was unable to ride a polka dot-decorated 795 Blade RS due to the theft

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Luis Fonesca and Derem Turner

“The bike better be back today or I’ll take people’s heads off”: Cyclist shot by thief after tracking down stolen bike on social media

The thief, a local drug dealer who claimed he was “afraid” after the cyclist turned up at his house “armed and ready for violence”, was jailed for five years and ten months

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Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), Cheltenham

Licence to nick? Two men arrested for trying to steal bike from UK’s high-security spy base… while looking for beers

The pair said they were taking a shortcut to Asda — but ended up inside the perimeter of GCHQ, home to Britain’s cyber spies and guarded by armed police

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Tom rides his tricycle out through the sliding doors of the Park Street cycle park, Cambridge

“It’s not something we should advertise as secure”: Cycle park plagued by bike theft “epidemic”, with cyclists now too fearful to use it

The Cambridge site was the country’s first “secure” cycle park — built by repurposing car parking spaces — but has now become a frequent target for thieves in the UK’s top-ranked city for bike thefts

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Stripped bike London

“They even took the grips off the handlebars”: London cyclist locks new bike to railing… thieves steal wheels, drivetrain and just about anything else that could be stripped + more on the live blog

Welcome back to another week on the road.cc live blog, Dan Alexander will be taking you through Monday with all the news, reaction, Giro rest day chatter and more

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Cannondale Scalpel belonging to Jolanda Neff stolen

“What a stressful morning”: Olympic champion’s race bike stolen… and found in bush by local schoolchild hours later

Mountain bike star Jolanda Neff reported that her special edition Cannondale Scalpel had been nicked overnight – only to be discovered by neighbour Nina on her way to school

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Innovative bike security solutions April 2025

Innovative bike security solutions: from underground storage to high-tech tracking

Check out the most inventive ways to tackle bike theft that we’ve seen over the years, and find out how they’ve stood the test of time

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