Bike helped identify man accused of Bristol-Bath path sexual assaults, court told
Bike rider on trial after six women had their bottoms slapped or pinched last year
by Simon_MacMichael July 10, 2014
A man on trial for six sexual assaults on women using the Bristol to Bath Railway Path was identified in part due to the distinctive bike he was riding, a court has been told.Luke Alder, aged 21 and from Kingswood, is on trial at Bristol Crown Court accused of being responsible for the series of assaults between May and July 2013, reports the Bristol Post. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Six women either running or cycling on the shared-use path had their bottoms either pinched or slapped by a man on a bike, leading police to issue a warning to users of the popular route.Paul Cook, prosecuting, told Bristol Crown Court: "The assaults took place over five-and-a-half weeks and all have a common theme.
"All occurred on the Bristol to Bath cycle path and all were sexual assaults by slapping or pinching backsides of females.
"They were all committed by a man who was white, aged in his 20s.
"They were all committed by a man on a bike in cycling kit, and there are certain common themes running through them.
"Some detail points very clearly to this defendant, such as tattoos on his arm and the type of bike."
Mr Cook ran through details of the incidents and the descriptions of the man provided by the victims.
One said that he had a black Animal rucksack, and police found a navy blue one from the same brand at his home. She also described how he had a tattoo on his right arm, and picked Alder out from an identity parade.Mr Cook said that a seventh woman had told a male cyclist who got too close to her to drop back, and she noticed that he was riding a white bike with yellow handlebars from Bristol-based Webbs of Warmley.
"She contacted Webbs of Warmley. They said only one person had that bike. They confirmed that was the defendant, Luke Alder," said Mr Cook.
He also provided the jury with a map that he said showed that Alder’s mobile phone was in the area of each assault at the time in question.The defendant told police he rode his bike on the path daily to get to and from work, but denies the charges.The trial continues.
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Cannondale Pro Cycling reportedly 'merging' with Garmin-Sharp
Italian WorldTour team to be wound up at end of year, but Vaughters declines to reveal sponsorpship plans
by Simon_MacMichael July 9, 2014
Cannondale Pro Cycling is reportedly being wound up at the end of this season, with the US bike brand becoming sponsor and bike supplier to what is currently Garmin-Sharp under a name yet to be decided, according to Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport, which describes the deal in loose terms as a “merger.”The newspaper says in reality it is more a case of a shuffling of sponsorship and supplier at Garmin-Sharp, with none of Cannondale Pro Cycling’s management moving across to the team managed by Jonathan Vaughters.
As for its riders, Peter Sagan and Ivan Basso, both among the team’s riders who will be out of contract at the end of the season, are reported to be heading to Tinkoff-Saxo.Eight riders are contracted to the Italian WorldTour outfit, previously sponsored by Liquigas, beyond the end of the season.
They include Moreno Moser and Elia Viviani, although according to La Gazzetta dello Sport it is far from certain whether they will move across to what is currently Garmin-Sharp.The newspaper points out that in effect there will no longer be a top-flight Italian team. Lampre-Merida is considered one by the UCI because the commercial interests of its lead sponsor are centred on Italy, but in reality the team is now run out of Lugano, Switzerland, and is subject to Swiss law.
Vaughters told Cycling News on Monday that Garmin-Sharp’s team name would change in 2015, and that its contract with bike supplier Cervélo would not be renewed once it expires at the end of the season.He also said that while Garmin does have a contract with the team in 2015, it would not be a title sponsor, nor did he say whether Sharp would be a lead sponsor, adding that details would not be announced until deals had been finanalised.
Tinkof-Saxo owner Oleg-Tinkoff suggested that agreement had been reached with Cannondale, saying in a tweet that has since been deleted, "@Vaughters good deal with @cannondalePro. I am very much support it! #changecycling." Vaughters declined to comment on Tinkov’s tweet.Cervélo became Garmin’s bike supplier in 2011 after a merger between the US team and Cervélo TestTeam was announced in late 2011, with a number of the latter’s riders moving across.
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