If riders in a cycling race in Poland on Sunday were surprised to be joined by a suspected bike thief cycling a freshly stolen steed, they were extra shocked when he started overtaking them and mounting a breakaway bid for the finish line.
As reported in Polish news outlet TVP, police were providing security for the local race, which was taking place in the city of Sobótka in the country's southwest, when they spotted a man cycling nearby, whom they recognised from previous encounters. He was astride a spanking new, high-end road bike, a Specialized model later reported to be worth around 28,000 złoty (just shy of £5750), which the eagle-eyed officers strongly suspected he had stolen, and they ordered him to stop.
