'Road rage' cyclist to sue Shane Warne

Shane Warne. Photo / Getty Images

The cyclist who had a run-in with Shane Warne this month has revealed his identity and his intention to sue the cricket legend.

Web designer Mathew Hollingsworth, 28, is launching a civil claim in the Melbourne Magistrates Court against Warne seeking $1575 for the repair bill for his hi-tech bike plus damages, interest and costs, News Limited reports.

Mr Hollingsworth is alleging that Warne drove his sports car into him after a robust exchange of words in peak-hour traffic on St Kilda Road on January 17.

The cyclist who says he was involved in the clash with Warne has circulated pictures of damage to his bike.

In a statutory declaration, Mr Hollingsworth says Warne lurched his car forward striking him on the leg in the incident near Toorak Road.

"I could hear pedestrian witnesses yelling, 'get his rego', and some yelled out what sounded like a registration number," he says.

"Once I was on the footpath, a young brunette woman in business clothing approached me offering assistance and asked, 'Are you OK? Are you going to follow it up? I have the rego,' as she held her phone. I said, 'No, it should be OK. It was Shane Warne.' She seemed as surprised as me."

On the evening of the accident Warne detailed his version in lengthy tweets saying the cyclist had thumped his car and then pulled up in the traffic blocking him.

In his tweets, Warne urged that cyclists should have to carry number plates to make them more accountable for their actions on the roads.

- AAP