His vehicle, a 1997 black Subaru Forester was secure (he thought), locked and there was no evidence of a break-in when they walked to the vacant spot where it had once been.
"Apparently Forester's' are a pretty common car to steal. We're in touch with the police so, hopefully, we will get some good news."
"The bikes were inside, along with our cycling gear and everything. I have insurance which is good, but it's just going through the whole administration process and paperwork that can be a bit prolonging."
The cycling community were quick to jump on board and help Gorter and Dobbs, who were stranded in Napier with no way of getting back to Cambridge.
"The community has been great, there's some really good people helping us out with what's happened and we're getting a lift back to Cambridge which is really nice."
"We're just very lucky, another guy also offered to pick us up and take us to the race as well."
The theft couldn't have occurred at a more inconvenient time as Gorter said they've got races next weekend.
"We've still got a few more races of the season to go, so it's really disappointing."
"We just want to thank the Hawke's Bay cycling community for helping us, they really banded together to assist us through this, so we're both just really grateful."
A police spokesperson confirmed the vehicle had been stolen overnight and enquiries were ongoing."
