Jordan Peebles, 32, from Coventry, West Midlands, burst into the newsagents (pictured) in the city's Riley Square wielding a large kitchen knife last Christmas Eve.
Sean Jefferson, 35, of Walsall, West Midlands, is facing life in prison after being convicted of killing his daughter Darcy, who suffered a catastrophic brain injury and 47 rib fractures.
The team told how the two robbers struck while manager Tony Poole, 33, was busy loading several bikes onto a roof rack of his car in preparation for a race in the Peak District last weekend.