At the UCI World Track Championships, the Italian national team had 22 bicycles stolen from their hotel in Lille.

Italy was the most successful team at the World Championships in Roubaix this week, winning seven medals, including gold in the men's team pursuit and women's scratch and elimination races.

Pinarello's track bikes incorporate titanium 3D printed handlebars, including the gold-painted bikes on which Filippo Ganna, Liam Bertazzo, Jonathan Milano, and Simone Conssoni won gold in Team Pursuit on Thursday.

The bikes were also used for the team's gold medals.

The bikes were loaded in a minivan to return to Italy after being used at the World Championships and were considered safe because the Italian team had chosen a hotel specifically for their safety, said Roberto Amadio, head of the Italian delegation.

"They were well organized," Amadio told La Gazzetta dello Sport (open in new tab) about the robbery. So we decided to stay in a hotel with private, monitored parking, even if it made the daily commute a bit more difficult."

"The hotel was a good place to stay," Amadio said.

"Obviously, even these measures did not stop the perpetrators."

The bicycles in Ganna, Bertazzo, Milan, and Consonni are each worth about 30,000 euros, and the handlebars alone are believed to be worth more than 10,000 euros; according to La Gazzetta, local police, despite the safety measures in place, are not sure which The local police speculate that despite the security measures in place, the crime was committed by a professional who knew exactly which van to target.

The track world championships were held on Saturday and Sunday, and the rest of the Italian riders had their bikes stored overnight at the Roubaix velodrome.

Pinarello is seeking information on the theft and can be reached at 売りに出されているバイクを見かけた人は[email protected].