JNugent wrote:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/mar/07/triathlete-attacked-saw-south-africa-mhlengi-gwala

QUOTE:
Assailants in South Africa attacked one of the country's top
triathletes as he was cycling to a training session and cut into his
legs with a blunt saw, causing severe injuries.

Mhlengi Gwala, 27, was undergoing surgery after the attack which
occurred before dawn on Tuesday in Durban ...

Several attackers pulled Gwala off his bike as he cycled up a steep
hill and sawed into his right calf, damaging muscle, nerves and bone,
according to Jackson, who spoke by phone to the triathlete about the
ordeal. The attackers missed a main artery and surgeons are confident
they can save the leg, Jackson said. The attackers also started sawing
into Gwala's left leg before fleeing ...
ENDQUOTE

I detest cyclists but would not do that to a road cockroach.