<center><a href="http://www.suffolkgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/corbyn-branson-bike.jpg"><img src="http://www.suffolkgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/corbyn-branson-bike.jpg" alt="Mystery masked man" width="695" height="414" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4490" /></a><i>Who was this masked man tampering with Richard Branson's bike?</center></i><br><br>

<b>EXCLUSIVE
By Hugh Dunnett, Crime Correspondent

Police in the British Virgin Islands are hunting a mystery masked man who was seen tampering with tycoon Sir Richard Branson's bicycle just hours before a horror crash left him badly injured.</b>

CCTV footage reveals an elderly white-bearded man wearing a mask to hide his face as he allegedly sabotaged the brakes on Sir Richard's road bike.

Hours later, the multi-millionaire "feared for his life" after crashing head-first onto the tarmac as he came down a steep hill.


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A local detective said: "We wish to speak with the gentleman caught on camera with Sir Richard Branson's bike on Thursday. He wore a disguise to cover his face up, but we believe someone out there must know who he is."

The crash ended a tumultuous week for Virgin boss Sir Richard, who was embroiled in a bitter row with British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn after he claimed he had to sit on the floor of a Virgin train because it was "ram-packed". But Branson released train video footage which appeared to show Mr Corbyn walking past empty seats before filming himself sitting on the floor.

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