20 of Team Italy’s highly distinctive Pinarello track bikes have been stolen
Twenty Pinarello bikes belonging to the Italian track team have been stolen from a assure car park at the UCI Track World Championships in Roubaix.
Het Nieuwsblad reports that the stealing took place on Friday night, the same day Filippo Ganna and Jonathan Milan celebrated their bronze and silver medals in the individual pursuit, adding to their team pursuit world title won a couple of days earlier.
The Italian squad has been the most successful so far at the 2021 World Champs, which are being held in the Roubaix velodrome( not that one ). As well as the men’s team pursuit squad, Martina Fidanza and Letizia Paternoster are also world champions in the women’s scratch and removal events, and the newly minted street world champ Elisa Balsamo was part of the silver medal-winning team pursuit lineup.
The Roubaix police have opened an investigation into the incident, sadly not the first of its kind. It’s being described as a’ professional’ job given that the Italian team picked a inn with a guarded parking lot, and yet the thieves were able to gain access and get away with 20 top-of-the-line track bikes, each expenditure upwards of EUR1 0,000.
All the seek and sprint equipment had been packed up ready to travel back to Italy on Saturday morning. This includes anything used by the prolific men’s team pursuit squad, which was riding a distinctive fleet of amber frames to celebrate their Olympic title, and most of the motorcycles are equipped with tradition 3D printed handlebars. It’s hard to imagine this carry will be easy to sell…
The Italian riders due to compete this weekend still have their bicycles in their possession, so their participation is unaffected.
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