Shropshire Star

Rivals help Tour of Britain team continue after all its bikes are stolen from van in Shropshire

A team involved in the Women's Tour of Britain has thanked other competitors for their generosity after having all of their bikes stolen yesterday.

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Lifeplus - Wahoo were able to compete in stage two of the Women's Tour of Britain, picture via: Lifepluss - Wahoo facebook

Cycling team, Lifeplus - Wahoo, posted on social media on Friday morning revealing that all 14 of their bikes - worth an estimated £56,000 - had been stolen overnnight from a mechanic's van that had been parked at the Macdonald Hill Valley Hotel in Whitchurch.

The team wrote on Facebook, yesterday morning saying: "We woke this morning to find all 14 of our Ribble Endurance SLR bikes stolen from our mechanic's van.

"We are hoping to find a solution to enable us to start in Wrexham today."

The cycling tour began in Welshpool on Thursday with the first leg taking riders to Llandudno.