Sean Epstein, chair of Regent's Park Cyclists, which represents more than 30 cycling clubs and over 5,000 enthusiasts in the area, said those with more expensive bikes are targeted during early morning rides around the park.]
Clubs around Regent's Park in north London say they have seen a real drop-off in cyclists clocking miles in the area after a recent rise of violent robberies.
London cyclists have begged the Met Police to start patrolling Regent’s Park in the early morning after a spate of muggings and hammer attacks.
Regent’s Park hosts more than 30 cycling clubs, many of which meet daily around 5.45am – but the peaceful morning cycles are being interrupted by armed balaclava-clad thieves.
Provan's two victims were a fellow police officer, who he raped six times between 2003 and 2005 and was violent and controlling towards, and a 16-year-old girl who he met through a friend in 2010 and raped while they were on a date.
