Police were on the lookout for an over-excited cyclist after a woman reported a Lycra-clad man with an erection wandering around Manchester city centre.

Officers were deployed around the tram stop at Piccadilly Gardens after the distressed woman rang to report a man in his 50s sporting tight cycling shorts in a state of arousal.

She claimed the man was behaving ‘suspiciously’ after raising the alarm.

It is understood the woman rang police at around 4.20pm, with officers quickly taking to the streets to find the eager gent.

But they couldn’t find anyone matching the description - and were forced to abandon the search.

At 4.35pm, officers manning the GMP City Centre Twitter account posted: “Call from female reporting a male in lycra cycling shorts with an erection at Piccadilly tram stop.

“Patrols on route [sic] to take a look.”

Around 15 minutes later, officers tweeted: “No trace of any males in lycra shorts in Piccadilly, looks like he’s cycled off. No offences reported by informant.”

A GMP spokesman later said: “At 4.19pm, GMP received a call from a female reporting a suspicious male in his 50s wearing Lycra cycling shorts with what she thought was an erection at the tram stop in Piccadilly.

“Patrols were already in the area, however there was no trace of any such male.

“At no point was the male acting inappropriately and no other members of the public have reported any inappropriate behaviour.”

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