British national road champion Adam Blythe is the latest pro cyclist to have taken to social media to protest about poor driving.

The Aqua Blue rider posted a series of three tweets this morning in which he revealed he had called the police after he was “almost ran off the road” by a motorist.

But rather than taking action against the driver, police made Blythe apologise to the couple in the car for having called the motorist a “stupid old man.”

The 27-year-old from Sheffield did not reveal whereabouts the incident happened.

I wish I had a camera on my bike today. Almost ran off the road. Called police... ended up having to apologise to elderly couple — Adam Blythe (@AdamBlythe89) June 2, 2017

For calling the driver a "stupid old man" ... they were not made to apologise to me for almost killing me and scratching my bike. — Adam Blythe (@AdamBlythe89) June 2, 2017

So if anyone sees this car... make sure to give them a friendly 1 finger wave... pic.twitter.com/tVrhDKqb9Z — Adam Blythe (@AdamBlythe89) June 2, 2017

The incident comes days after FDJ pro rider Davide Cimolai revealed that he had been knocked off his bike while riding near his home in Italy – where Astana’s Michele Scarponi was killed in a collision involving a van in April.

> FDJ pro’s safety plea after driver knocks him off bike in Italy

Last month, Tour de France champion Chris Froome said he had been deliberately rammed by a hit and run driver while on a training ride in the South of France.

> Chris Froome back on the bike day after being rammed by driver

The Team Sky rider was unhurt, but his Pinarello bike was written off.