Former Soudal-QuickStep CEO Patrick Lefevere has blamed organised crime gangs for the bike thefts that have blighted WorldTour teams in the last few months, with two teams being robbed in a matter of days last week.
Visma-Lease a Bike were victims of a theft to the value of €250,000 during the Vuelta a España last week, whilst the TotalEnergies team at the Tour Poitou-Charentes had 20 bikes stolen just a few days later in France.
This comes after Cofidis had many bikes stolen – and then recovered – during the Tour de France, and a number of other teams have faced mass equipment thefts in the recent weeks and months.
Lefevere explained how his teams – and others – also take serious measures to prevent theft, though it doesn’t always work.
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