The Great Britain men?s 100% ME Academy team was forced to miss their first race in Italy on Sunday after thieves stole eight bikes from the team truck overnight.
The team was staying near Macerata in central Italy before the GP San Giuseppe and woke up to discover that six team bikes and two spare bikes had been stolen. With only one bike left in the team truck and little time to find replacements, the team was forced to return to their base in Tuscany instead of riding their first race.
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