A 27-year-old man has been found guilty of robbing Olympic cyclist Mark Cavendish and his wife in a knifepoint raid at their home two years ago.

Jo Jobson was found guilty at Chelmsford Crown Court – the third man to be convicted over the incident.

Cavendish and his wife Peta were threatened during the raid at their house in the Ongar area of Essex.

A balaclava-clad gang, armed with large knives, took two Richard Mille watches worth a total of £700,000 during the robbery in November 2021.

Two men were jailed at Chelmsford Crown Court in February for their roles in the crime.

Jobson had handed himself into to Chelmsford police in June, 18 months after officers identified him as a suspect.

He pleaded not guilty to two counts of robbery. After two days of deliberating, the jury found Jobson guilty today. The man was seen shaking his head at the unanimous verdict.

Edward Renvoize, prosecuting, said the trio had threatened the couple and “meted out violence to Mark Cavendish” during the 2.30am raid, which took place while the couple’s children were at home.

He described the robbery as a “well-orchestrated and executed, planned invasion of a home of well-known individuals with the intention of grabbing high-value timepieces”.

However, he noted an intruder took Mrs Cavendish’s phone during the incident, only to leave it outside the property in a “significant error in what was an otherwise carefully executed plan”.

Mr Renvoize said DNA attributed to Ali Sesay, from Rainham, Kent and who pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery earlier this year, was found on the woman’s phone.

The DNA allowed officers “identify a number of other telephone numbers that appear to have been involved in the offence” – including Jobson’s.

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