Luka Pibernik on a Merida Warp TT bike at stage 21 at the Giro, similar to the nine that had been stolen
Nine Merida Warp time trial bikes and a Merida Reacto were stolen from Bahrain-Merida's team truck last night in Limburg, the Netherlands as they prepared for the Hammer Series race.
The truck was parked in the hotel car park where they were staying near Limburg but that didn't stop thieves from taking on the audacious theft.
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