Irish cycling campaigner has bike stolen while in meeting about bike thefts

David Timoney tells Ireland's RTE Radio One about the time he had his mountain bike stolen while meeting the council about the number of bike thefts in Dublin

While meeting with Dublin City Council about the number of bike thefts in the city, campaigner David Timoney had his bike stolen.

Mr Timoney, a member of the Dublin Cycling Campaign, told RTE Radio One that his €800 mountain bike was secured with just a cable lock in Temple Bar when the thieves struck.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.