🔴 Cyclists report being stabbed and held down by bike thieves as violent incidents rise
into rural Surrey and Kent have been targeted, said Mr Chamberlin, with the aggressors thought to be lying in wait for people with expensive-looking bikes.
“British Cycling and the cycling community in that area are very scared that serious injury or even a death could be just around the corner if something isn’t done,” said Mr Chamberlin.she no longer rides her bike alone as “the thought of it just hurts” following two recent incidents.She noticed two people sitting on a motorbike watching her as she cycled past, and knew instantly that something was wrong.“They played chicken with me on the wrong side of the road.
“I was shouting, sprinting, track standing, sprinting off and they were all the time coming closer trying to veer into me. They could’ve just knocked me off but maybe they didn’t want to damage my bike.”
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