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A cyclist has revealed how a man on a motorbike tried to kick him off his bicycle and into passing traffic.

Chi La narrowly escaped being knocked off when an impatient rider overtook on the inside lane and kicked out a leg.


Now he is appealing for help tracking down the attempted attacker, by posting a video of the incident online and sharing the biker’s registration number.

He was filming with a shoulder-mounted camera his ride from work in central London to his home in Greenwich this evening.

A large lorry was in the lane to the right when the motorcyclist suddenly came by on the inside and kicked out before speeding off.



The cyclist, a systems engineer for magazine publisher Conde Nast, posted footage of the near-miss on YouTube and also tweeted a link, copying in the Metropolitan Police and London mayor Boris Johnson.

The kick happened at about 4.45pm, on a stretch of Old Kent Road.

Mr La told Metro: ‘I was really scared – it came as a bit of a shock.

‘I was trying to cycle in the middle of my lane because that’s what I’ve been advised when it’s wet and there are potholes.

‘The motorcyclist came up beside me and accused me of owning the middle of the lane. I said he could overtake on the right.

‘But he suddenly whipped past and kicked out at me – he kicked my front wheel but luckily I managed to cling on.

‘It was a close call but very worrying. I hope he can be traced.’