Man admits to robbing Mark Cavendish at Essex home

28-year-old man pleads guilty to two counts of robbery at Chelmsford Crown Court

Mark Cavendish wearing the British CHampions jersey
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A man has admitted to robbing the home of current British national road champion and 34 time-Tour de France stage winner Mark Cavendish.

Ali Sesay aged 28 of Rainham, East London pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery at Chelmsford Crown Court this week.

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Tom Thewlis

Tom joined Cycling Weekly in early 2022 and his news stories, rider interviews and features appear both online and in the magazine. 


He has reported from a variety of professional cycling’s biggest races and events including the Tour de France and the recent Glasgow World Championships. He has also covered races elsewhere across the world and interviewed some of the biggest stars in the sport including Tom Pidcock, Wout van Aert, Primož Roglič and Lizzie Deignan. 


When he’s not writing news scoops from the WorldTour, or covering stories from elsewhere in the domestic professional scene, he covers goings on at bike shops up and down the country. He has also appeared on the Radio Cycling podcast. 


He is based in the UK when not out working on the road at bike races.