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Coach Leonardo Malgor Robbed at Gunpoint on Ruta 226 Near Mar del Plata Hipódromo

His video of the theft underscores repeated attacks on cyclists at the same roundabout.

Overview

  • Leonardo Malgor reported that two helmeted men on a motorcycle intercepted him, pointed a pistol at him and took his bicycle near the Hipódromo roundabout.
  • He recorded the assailants on his phone and, with help from a passing driver, pursued them before losing sight of them inside Barrio La Herradura.
  • He plans to file a formal complaint at Comisaría 12, and there were no immediate arrests or recovery of the bicycle reported.
  • The location sits on Ruta 226, a popular training corridor for cyclists heading toward Laguna and Sierra de los Padres.
  • The episode echoes an August robbery of champion cyclist Carolina Pérez at the same spot, when a viral video preceded the recovery of her bike.