Request for AKTO against Phil Beresford

I am writing to formally request the granting of a Apprehended KOM Theft Order (AKTO) against Phil Beresford (The Accused). It is alleged that The Accused has undertaken a prolonged and deliberate campaign against myself (The Victim) to repeatedly deprive me of the Strava KOMs for which I would otherwise be entitled.

This sophisticated campaign has taken many forms, including tactics such as The Accused riding faster than The Victim after The Victim has claimed a KOM ("Stealing a KOM"). The Accused has also engaged in submitting historical Strava rides, in some cases years after the fact, in order to retrospectively steal KOMs from The Victim. In other cases The Accused has ridden Segments at a pace which has not only awarded him the KOM, but which The Victim has not been able to match, thus depriving The Victim of the lawful right to earn the KOM.

Some samples of this behaviour are shown below. It is the belief of The Victim that is is a deliberate and targeted campaign. This is evidenced by the fact that every single KOM achieved by The Victim has either been stolen or matched by The Accused. Given that an estimated 10,000 bicycle riders in the Sydney area use Strava, the probability of one random rider stealing the majority of KOMs from another random rider is astronomically low, which leads to the inevitable conclusion that this is a targeted program

There is one exception to this program of theft where The Accused has failed to steal The Victim's KOM by 19 seconds, however it is the belief of The Victim that another attempt will be made to steal that KOM if a AKTO is not granted. The Victim therefore honourably requests that The Accused, Phil Beresford, be banned from riding on any Strava Segment which has been ridden by The Victim. Given The Accused's history of retrospective KOM theft it is also requested that The Accused be banned from riding in the past any segment which The Victim may ride at some point in the future.