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Cofidis Have 11 Bikes Stolen From Truck Before Tour De France Stage Two
- Team Cofidis had 11 LOOK Cycle bikes stolen from their equipment truck overnight before the second stage of the 2025 Tour de France.
- The theft occurred after Saturday's first stage and involved forcing open the truck door despite security measures in place.
- Police visited the team's hotel Sunday morning to document the burglary and began an investigation while the team condemned the act publicly.
- Each stolen bicycle is valued at approximately 13,000 euros, and the team urged those responsible to behave respectfully and thoughtfully.
- Despite the loss, all eight riders started stage two from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer, using replacement bikes secured thanks to the team's Lille base nearby.
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The Cofidis professional team participating in the Tour de France reported that 11 bicycles with a total value of more than 140,000 euros were stolen from them before the second stage of the cycling tour on Sunday.
The Tour de France has just started. But over the weekend, the French team Cofidis suffered a major blow. The team had eleven bicycles stolen, worth a total of over one million kronor, reports Le Monde.
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The Cofidis cycling team took a great disappointment and an incredible anger before the second stage of the Tour de France ran this Sunday. Through its X account, this squad reported that he was the victim of a robbery. While the team members rested, between Saturday night and Sunday morning, the friends of the other people took eleven bicycles. “The door of the truck-worker was forced and eleven of our LOOK Cycle bicycles were stolen despite th…
The French team was robbed of 11 spare bicycles; soon after they were able to recover five bicycles.
Thieves stole 11 bicycles worth a total of almost 145,000 euros from the Cofidis cycling team.
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