Tour de France trophy stolen in UK
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pinarello managing director richard hemington said he was devastated by the theft1 reutersnanthe tour de france trophy won by team skys geraint thomas earlier this year has been stolen during a cycle show in birmingham the british team said on wednesday1 it is incredibly unfortunate that this has happened1 it goes without saying that the trophy is of pretty limited value to whoever took it but means a lot to me and to the team1 hopefully whoever took it will have the good grace to return it1 a trophy is important but clearly what matters most are the amazing memories from this incredible summer and no one can ever take those away thomas said in a statement1 the trophy loaned to bike manufacturer pinarello had been on display at venues across the uk along with the teams other grand tour titles but was picked up when left unattended at the nec in birmingham recently1 we accept full responsibility and have personally apologized to geraint1 we hope that the trophy can be recovered hemington said1 team sky said police were investigating the matter and they were liaising with all relevant parties to agree on the best course of action to resolve the issue1 thomas won the teams sixth tour de france title in seven years in july1 it was the fourth successive grand tour win for the team after chris froome won the tour and the vuelta a espana last year before clinching this years giro ditalia1