A woman was left "petrified, visibly shaking, unable to speak" after a man confronted her while she was on her bike in Cardiff city centre. Climate activist Clare James, 49, was cycling down Castle Street on Thursday night, when a man grabbed her bike, refused to let go and ordered her to get off.
The incident happened as concert-goers were leaving Lewis Capaldi's gig in Cardiff Castle. Castle Street was closed to allow the crowds to leave safely, however the cycle lane was still open for use. As Clare cycled "at a snail's pace" and politely asked pedestrians on the cycle lane to move out of the way, all of a sudden a man - who she estimated to be in his mid-20s - grabbed hold of her bike by the handlebars.
"I said: 'What are you doing?' and he said: 'Get off your bike now and walk," she said. After she told him she didn't understand, the man told her she shouldn't be cycling on the road. "I said: 'No, no, it's a cycle lane, and it's open.' But he was really aggressive and within a very short space of time I was really feeling very intimidated." You can get more Cardiff news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
