THE trike a Glasgow Paralympian used to compete in the Rio de Janeiro games was found torched after thieves stole her car.

While on a training holiday in California, Hannah Dines was contacted by police to tell her that her specially modified Honda Jazz had been stolen from outside her home in Anniesland.

Revealing what happened on social media the British Cycling athlete said her car was found by police on January 2 crashed in to a building and torched.

The incident saw her “irreplaceable” trike, she called Ray, destroyed.

Living with her mum, Margaret Owen, and step mum, Vicky Gunn, their house in Ancaster Drive was broken in to by thieves who made off with her car.

Her parents’ car was also stolen.

The Paralympian said: “The police found the car on January 2, unclear when the crime actually occurred.

“My trike was worth a lot and completely specialist.

“It had a disability trike frame with various bike components to help me train effectively and was made by Nissan especially for the Paralympic Games in Rio.

“It’s pretty much irreplaceable.”

The trike helped Hannah, 23, with her intense training regime as it meant she no longer had to rely on using just the one piece of equipment.

As well as losing the trike, her “emporium of training gear” and her blue disability badge were destroyed.

Hannah left for California to visit family and train in a hotter climate on December 29 and will not be back until January 16.

“Since I began disability sport I’ve always kept my kit in my car,” she added.

“I’m highly dependent on my car when at home so I will be pretty disabled by its loss.

The Games in Rio last summer were the cyclist’s first ever Paralympics where she came in fifth both the T2 time trial and the road race.

Police are investigating.