Stolen bikes

Hey all,
friend of mine had a fancy bike nicked late last night in Bethnal Green, 'Twas a white Genesis Croix de Fer, in every respect a touring bike. It was the first day of our cycle tour (we'd come from Brighton) to Eastern Europe. It was locked up with a pretty hench Kryptonite d-lock, not even a piece of that was left behind. We spent the morning at Brick Lane market, to no avail.
Looks like this..

I very possibly saw this being ridden along Old street/Clerkenwell road this evening just after 6.

Rider was a athletic built blonde guy. Something looked a bit not quite right about it