Quebec paralympic athlete has racing bikes stolen weeks before Rio
MONTREAL — A paralympic cyclist whose two racing bicycles were stolen in Quebec City just weeks before the Rio Olympics said on Sunday she’s overwhelmed by the support she’s received.
Marie-Eve Croteau added that police believe they may have found one of the two bicycles, but she won’t be able to confirm it’s hers until Monday.
The 37-year-old athlete said she thought her trip to Rio was in doubt after she discovered the theft on Friday.
“The breath just went out of me,” she said. “Everything was going through my head: the games, my bike, financially how will I do it, how will I replace them?” she told the Canadian Press.