SD Worx shared images of multiple WorldTour team bikes which have recently been stolen
SD Worx S-Works Tarmac SL7, one of multiple bikes recently stolen from the team(Image credit: SD Worx)
SD Worx has shared a call to action on social media to raise awareness for what the team has described as a 'brutal' burglary which has seen multiple bikes stolen, in the latest in a long line of high-profile pro cycling bike thefts.
The team shared images of bikes including a Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7, S-Works Shiv time trial bike and an S-Works Roubaix, and in each case have suggested that multiple bikes have been stolen – which could amount to a sizeable portion of the women's WorldTour team's bike fleet.
The message on Twitter read, "Team SD Worx is the victim of a brutal burglary.
"Please be on the lookout for our TT-bikes, road-bikes and Roubaix-bikes, which has been stolen."
"Please share this message! Thx a lot for your help!"
Cyclingnews requested more detail of the number of bikes stolen and the location of the theft. However, the team are not able to share further information while a police investigation is ongoing.
The team, which finished atop the UCI’s WorldTour ranking in 2022, departed on Tuesday for an off-season training camp in San Francisco, California. They have been unable to confirm the country in which the bikes were stolen, though.
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In 2021 Team BikeExchange also suffered the theft of team bikes at the Tour de l'Ardèche, resulting in rival teams offering the affected riders their spare bikes in order to finish the race.
As the bikes may be listed for sale quickly after the robbery, it will assist in the investigation if images of the bikes are widely shared. “The police did ask us to release photos of the stolen bikes,” an SD Worx spokesperson told Cyclingnews.
"Once someone sees them being offered, the alarm could then be raised. In the past, they have already been able to solve bicycle thefts that way.”
Anyone with potential information on the missing bikes should reach out to SD Worx on their social channels or email: info@teamsdworx.com.
SD Worx S-Works Shiv, one of multiple bikes recently stolen from the team (Image credit: SD Worx)
Peter Stuart has been the editor of Cyclingnews since March 2022, overseeing editorial output across all of Cyclingnews' digital touchpoints.
Before joining Cyclingnews, Peter was the digital editor of Rouleur magazine. Starting life as a freelance feature writer, with bylines in The Times and The Telegraph, he first entered cycling journalism in 2012, joining Cyclist magazine as staff writer. Peter has a background as an international rower, representing Great Britain at Under-23 level and at the Junior Rowing World Championships.
