Knife-wielding moped muggers assault cyclist in latest “very targeted” attack at bikejacking hotspot

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Knife-wielding moped muggers assault cyclist

The 6ft 7in cyclist was pushed into a fence and held down with a knife during the early morning attack last weekRegent’s Park was the scene of yet another violent bikejacking last week, as four muggers on mopeds pushed a cyclist into a fence during an early morning training ride, before holding him down with a knife and scarpering with his bike and Wahoo GPS computer.

In a detailed account of the bikejacking also posted on the forum, the victim said: “Two mopeds, two men on each coming towards me at Outer Circle, Regent’s Park. I jumped up the kerb and onto the sidewalk and sprinted. Thought the kerb may protect me from them coming after me. > British Cycling, Rapha and Brompton join call for more police action for cyclists being “systematically targeted by criminals” in violent bikejackings

“However, these attacks should not be thought of as simple ‘bike theft’; they are violent crimes which leave victims physically injured and mentally traumatised, often unable to feel safe cycling in London again.” “"They told me to ‘get off the f***ing bike’ and tried to force me off the road. I fell off and a car stopped and opened the door. I threw my bike in and jumped in and the guys continued to ride around the car shouting, ‘Get out the f***ing car’.

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