Nicolas Roche’s custom-made bike lost in airport for 11 days The retired Irish rider was attempting to travel home to Monaco from the UK when his flight was cancelled at the last minute cycling
A custom road bike belonging to Nicolas Roche has been lost for 11 days after the retired Irish pro’s flight from Gatwick airport to Nice was cancelled at the last minute.
Roche’s four Irish road race championships, four Olympic Games participations and two Vuelta stages are commemorated in the design of the bike, which was built to the former Sunweb man’s demanding specifications, which included an emphasis on comfort and endurance while retaining the frame’s stiffness and dynamism.Roche told Sticky Bottle that he was working in the UK the week before last and was travelling with the now-lost bike for a corporate job.
After being informed of the cancellation shortly after check-in, Roche tried – with no success – to secure information about the location of his bike at Gatwick’s customer service area. Needing to get home for work, the cyclist turned his attention to securing an alternative flight. But thanks to the travel chaos stemming from the cancelled flights, Roche only saw his front door in Monaco a frustrating 24 hours later.
11 days on, Roche is still waiting to receive information about his missing bike bag and luggage, which contains his cycling kit. While he is convinced that the bike is still in Gatwick airport, an EasyJet employee – who rang him inquiring how he got home after failing to book another flight with the airline – told Roche that it was now Nice airport’s responsibility to locate his belongings.“So I kicked up about that and the guy [from EasyJet] agreed to keep my file open.
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