Masked ram-raiders smashed through a gate and stole bicycles worth a million.

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 • 6:41 PM UTC - in Denmark

Masked ram-raiders crashed through a gate and stole bicycles worth a million

Bicycles worth around one million kroner have been stolen, estimates an Aarhus bicycle dealer.

Video: Lasse Uttrup - DR East Jutland 29 min. ago

Ram-raiders crashed into a bicycle shop in Højbjerg near Aarhus last night and got away with expensive racing bikes worth about one million kroner.

It was the most expensive bikes, in the price range up to 100,000 kroner, that were the target when thieves broke into Bings Bikestore in Højbjerg around three in the morning on Tuesday.

That is according to a shaken bicycle dealer, Michael Fogh Larsen.

"I get angry, sad, and disappointed. I feel all sorts of things," he says.

Video: Lasse Uttrup - DR East Jutland

The surveillance footage shows it was a violent break-in when the thieves, in a white van, torpedoed the shop's gate.

"He drives with great force and ends up at least two meters inside the shop. It causes major damage to the gate section, entrance doors, window section, and of course also to the masonry, but unfortunately also to the bikes," says the bicycle dealer.

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Thieves targeted expensive bikes

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Seeing the wrecked shop, where the most expensive bikes are gone, is hard to stomach for Michael Fogh Larsen.

"We do our best to create a good cycling environment and a nice business. And then there are people who just don't respect what we do. So it's not a happy bicycle dealer in Højbjerg you're talking to right now."

The shop's surveillance footage shows many details from the night's theft, says Michael Fogh Larsen.

"It's a brand new high-resolution camera system, so we can zoom in, and we have very detailed images. But the three – maybe four men – are masked. We also have the license plate of the van, but I bet it's stolen."

The East Jutland Police have received the surveillance footage and have secured evidence at the scene.

"So all sails are set, and we've also been on social media warning our colleagues in the industry. They need to make sure they are properly secured, so it doesn't happen to them, because this is not fun."

* (Photo: © Simon Boye Lassen, DR East Jutland)

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Support from customers and colleagues

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Even though Bings Bikestore had increased security after a break-in years ago, something more needs to be done now with bollards or concrete blocks in front of the gate that the van plowed into, the bicycle dealer acknowledges.

"That's how it is, and we have to accept it and then do everything we can."

But amidst the frustration, Michael Fogh Larsen is pleased with the support from customers and colleagues in the bicycle industry.

"We've received tons of calls and messages, so it helps a little."

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