LOS ANGELES , California ( CNN ) -- A one-of-a-kind bicycle belonging to Lance Armstrong that was stolen Saturday , hours after the U.S. cycling legend rode it in a race , has been handed over to authorities , police said Wednesday . Lance Armstrong 's bike was missing after he competed in the first day of the Amgen Tour of California . `` A local resident came to the police headquarters and turned in a bicycle that he believed to be Lance Armstrong 's , '' said Sgt . Norm Leong , a spokesman for the Sacramento Police Department . By checking the serial number , `` we were able to confirm that the bike was , in fact , Lance Armstrong 's bicycle , '' said Leong , who added that the bike appeared to be in good condition . The man who gave the bicycle to police did not want to be identified , said Leong , who refused to answer questions about how the man came across it . Leong said the man who turned in Armstrong 's bicycle `` is not a suspect at this time '' and did not ask about a reward offered by Armstrong 's team for its return , he said . The bike is one of three believed to have been stolen Saturday from a trailer used by Armstrong 's team , Astana , while the trailer was parked behind a Sacramento hotel , Leong said . The bikes disappeared hours after the first stage of the nine-day Amgen Tour of California , in which Armstrong and the team are competing . The two other bicycles , which belong to members of Armstrong 's team , still are missing . Police have information `` that we 're not putting out at this time '' about a suspect or suspects , Leong said . Officials initially said four bikes were stolen , but one of them was discovered Tuesday to have been misplaced in a storage room in the hotel , Leong said . Armstrong 's bicycle , painted a distinctive black and yellow , `` would be hard to sell , '' Leong said . The bikes that disappeared were the first ones within reach of whoever opened the trailer , which held many more , Leong said . The California race is another step in Armstrong 's comeback from a 2005 retirement . Armstrong , a cancer survivor and seven-time Tour de France champion , kicked off his return to professional racing last month at Australia 's Tour Down Under . Armstrong announced the bike theft on his Twitter account Sunday morning and posted a photograph . `` There is only one like it in the world therefore hard to pawn it off . Reward being offered , '' he wrote . The 750-mile Amgen Tour of California ends Sunday . Armstrong , 37 , said he is aiming for another Tour de France victory this summer . He also has said he is not trying to win the Tour of California but is riding in support of teammate Levi Leipheimer , who has won the race twice and leads this year 's event . Armstrong was in fourth place Wednesday . Armstrong 's comeback is not his first . He stopped racing in 1996 , when he was diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer that had spread to his lungs and brain . Doctors have him less than 50 percent chance of survival , but after treatment , he returned to cycling in 1998 . He won the Tour de France -- cycling 's premiere event -- every year from 1999 to 2005 .
California police : Man turned bicycle in ; he 's not considered a suspect . Cycling legend 's bike , two others disappeared from team trailer after race . Police : The other bikes -- belonging to Armstrong 's teammates -- still are missing . Police : We have info `` that we 're not putting out '' about a suspect or suspects .