Police may have found 1 of Quebec City Paralympian's 2 stolen bikes
Cyclist Marie-Ève Croteau will know if it's her bike tomorrow when she goes to police station
There could be some good news for Paralympic cyclist Marie-Ève Croteau after both her race bikes were stolen earlier this week from her Quebec City condo.
Surveillance tapes show two men broke into the garage of Croteau's building in the Charlesbourg neighbourhood Monday night. They cut the cable of the bikes' lock before fleeing in a car where a third accomplice was waiting.
Now, police believe a red and black road bike found on a classifieds website may be hers.
She'll know for sure tomorrow when she goes to the police station to identify it.
La cycliste paralympique Marie-Êve Croteau croit avoir retrouvé un de ses vélos volés cette semaine. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rcqc?src=hash">#rcqc</a> <a href="https://t.co/cWy7NJlVR8">pic.twitter.com/cWy7NJlVR8</a>
—@LacombePascaleThough some of the parts are missing, Croteau told Radio-Canada said she was still happy to be potentially reunited with one of her bicycles.
"If it's the right bike, it'll be good news, that's for sure. At least we'll have one [bike] out of two," she said.
Croteau, a wold champion cyclist who who is set to compete at her first Paralympic Games, said the news takes some pressure off before she leaves for Rio Sept. 5.
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Bike manufacturer Louis Garneau offered to replace Croteau's custom bikes when word got out that they were stolen.
"It warms my heart. There are no words to describe how generous people have been," Croteau said.
With files from Radio-Canada