Thieves struck the Tour de France and got away with 11 bikes from the Cofidis team truck in the early hours before stage 2 of the 2025 edition, leaving the French outfit scrambling to find enough equipment for their eight riders to start stage 2 from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer on Sunday.
According to the team, each bike was worth approximately €13,000, bringing the losses to nearly €145,000, but even more damaging to the morale was the theft of a special 795 Blade RS that mountains classification leader Benjamin Thomas was supposed to ride during stage 2.
