A cyclist has been mowed down in an apparent road rage incident at Brighton.

Alex Schneider told Neil Mitchell he was riding with a friend on New Street at about 7.20am last Friday when a man in a grey older model Ford Falcon hurled abuse at him.

The driver took off before doing a U-turn and returning and knocking Alex off his bike.

Press PLAY below to hear Alex’s account of the disturbing road rage incident

“We don’t know what upset him,” the cyclist said.

“There were absolutely no cars around, there were no oncoming cars … we were nowhere near the actual car lane.”

Alex received cuts and bruises, but miraculously wasn’t seriously injured.

The disturbing incident has been reported to police.