Italian team's stolen gold Pinarello track bikes retrieved from Romania

Italian teams members Simone Consonni Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon and Jonathan Milan compete in the mens Team Pursuit qualifying during the UCI Track Cycling World Championships at JeanStablinski velodrome in Roubaix northern France on October 20 2021 Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTI AFP Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTIAFP via Getty Images
Italian teams members Simone Consonni Filippo Ganna Francesco Lamon and Jonathan Milan at the World Championships (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

The 22 track bikes stolen from the Italian team during the World Championships in Roubaix are back in Italy after team mechanics travelled to Romania to collect them from local police. 

The bikes were valued at over €400,000 and included 12 Pinarello Bolide bikes and the four gold bikes used by Filippo Ganna and his Olympic gold medal-winning team pursuit teammates.

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