A TERRIFIED cyclist was chased by three masked men shouting threats to ‘stab him’ in Wilmslow.

The 24-year-old man was cycling along Epson Avenue in Handforth at around 4.45pm on Wednesday, October 8 when the incident happened.

The cyclist was approached by two men on one moped and another man on a bike.

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The men demanded the victim hand over his possessions, which he refused, pushing one of the perpetrators away.

The gang then proceeded to chase the man through the car park of a nearby retail park.

The victim told police that one of the men had shouted: ‘Stab him, stab him’ as he was chased But no knife was seen.

Luckily the man escaped into a nearby gym.

The three offenders remained in the area, circling the car park in an attempt to find the victim.

The trio later left the scene.

The men were described as being aged between 18 and 24, wearing balaclavas and visors and were riding petrol bikes.

Police are now appealing for witnesses and video footage from anyone who may have seen the incident.

Detective Sergeant Thomas Binder, of Macclesfield CID, said: “Even though, thankfully, nothing was stolen nor no one was harmed during this particularly alarming incident, we are now working to trace those responsible.

“This incident happened at a busy time of day, so we are looking for anyone who may have witnessed what happened or had seen anything suspicious around the time of the incident, to get in touch with us.

“The same goes for anyone with any CCTV or dashcam footage which may help us with our investigation.”

Anyone with information can leave details at cheshire.police.uk/tell-us or call 101, quoting IML-1936305.