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Adam Becket

Cyclists make plea to Met Police after riders 'systematically targeted by violent criminals' in spate of 'bike muggings'

Cyclist training around regents park.

An umbrella body of London-based cyclists has called for action from the Metropolitan Police to tackle a series of violent bike robberies which have affected their members, more than just materially.

Regent's Park Cyclists (RPC), a group which represents over 30 cycling clubs and more than 5,000 cyclists, has written to the commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, to call for more investigation into the unsolved crimes, and more visible policing of particular hotspots.

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