Top Gear’s The Stig shocks onlookers as he’s spotted cycling though London

Jennifer Ruby1 June 2016
The Weekender

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He might be known as one of the fastest racing drivers in the country, but it seems that The Stig has swapped four wheels for two.

Top Gear’s mystery racer was spotted making his way through central London on what looked like a bicycle on Wednesday, surprising onlookers.

Dressed in his trademark white racing suit and matching helmet, the show’s much-loved character cycled through Paddington for what appeared to be a segment for the new show.

One person managed to capture the surprise moment from the window of his car, obviously confused by the sequence of events.

“Stig has lost his driving license ?!#TopGear #bbc #london #stig,” wrote Leon Banks.

Another passer-by appeared to capture a snap of The Stig with camera men attached to the side of his bike.

Someone else wrote: “Totally forgot to tweet that The Stig rode past me today. On one of the bike things with a box.”

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The new series of the long-running BBC motoring show kicked off this week, featuring new hosts Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc.

Prompting mixed reactions from viewers, Evans soon took to Twitter to dispel any speculation that the show was a ratings disaster.

On Tuesday night, he wrote: “More bad news for the Top Gear haters: consolidated figures for the first episode of the new series have now past 5.6 million and counting.

“That's without the 1.2 million views (so far !) on the i Player. Obviously as these ate THE ACTUAL FACTS, they'l continue to ignore them (sic).”

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