Posted by: acanay
Heinz Stucke's bike found !!!!! - 05/10/06 09:57 AM
A cyclist who travelled 335,500 miles across the world on the same bike only for it to be stolen in the UK is celebrating after it was found.
German-born Heinz Stucke bought his bike with distinctive custom-made double handlebars in 1962 to embark on his endless voyage across the globe.
It was stolen on Monday as he slept in his tent in Portsmouth just hours after getting off a ferry.
It was discovered abandoned on Tuesday in a local park.
Mr Stucke, 66, had been given a replacement from Hampshire Police's lost property after officers heard of his plight.
more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/4755973.stm
German-born Heinz Stucke bought his bike with distinctive custom-made double handlebars in 1962 to embark on his endless voyage across the globe.
It was stolen on Monday as he slept in his tent in Portsmouth just hours after getting off a ferry.
It was discovered abandoned on Tuesday in a local park.
Mr Stucke, 66, had been given a replacement from Hampshire Police's lost property after officers heard of his plight.
more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/4755973.stm