POLICE stopped a cyclist caught riding his bike on the motorway.

The man was stopped on the M60 near Junction 19 after reports had been made to motorway officers.

The hapless cyclist was removed from the area and "strongly advised" against riding his bike there in future.

A spokesman for GMP tweeted: "Male stopped by GMP Traffic on the M60 near to Junction 19 after reports of a pedal cyclist on the network.

"Checks carried out shown to have a provisional licence only, but unable to check to see if he had passed his cycling proficiency test."

To get in contact with the police call 101 or visit www.gmp.police.uk.