A Round the world cyclist who has travelled 335,000 miles on the same bicycle arrived in England yesterday - and had his bike stolen.Heinz Stucke had just arrived in Portsmouth as part of his endless voyage, which began in 1962, when thieves stole his bicycle while he was asleep in his tent.
The German traveller said: "I would do anything to get my bike back - I’m emotionally attached to it."
Mr Stucke, who was registered as the Most Travelled Man in History in the Guinness Book of Records between 1995 and 1999, set his tent up after getting off a ferry at the port.
But a few hours later, at about 3am on Monday, he went to check on his bike and discovered it was missing.
The stolen bicycle is black with two sets of handlebars and is covered in stickers from around the world.
Now PC Paul Jones, who received the report of the theft, has taken pity on Mr Stucke, 66, from Germany, and arranged for a replacement to be donated to him from the force's lost property.
PC Jones, of Hampshire Police, said: "I just felt sorry for Mr Stucke and wanted to help him as much as I could.
"I think someone just saw his bike and thought it would be fun to take it."
If you have a few hours spare read his amazing bike ride here
5 comments:
Thats a sad story. Poor guy. :(
I know , but the Brit in me says hehehe coz he's German.
After a third of a million miles he's due a new bike anyway.
Dom, Do you have a new bike?
why do i get the feeling that dom is peddling his ass all over town on a new green bike..
I had it on eBay , but some twat told on me ...
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