Ten tweets that caught our eye this week from the professional peloton
Cyclists and Twitter is often a fantastic combination, allowing the fans a behind the scenes look at what goes on in the professional peloton. Here are some of the tweets that caught our eye this week, including ones from Rob Partridge, Greg Henderson and Alex Dowsett
1. Rob Partridge and NFTO hit the Tour Series on Thursday, but one fan seemed less than pleased to see them.
Didn't enjoy getting beer thrown in my face by some 'spectator' last night at full gas. Nice. At least have the aim to get it in my mouth!
— Rob Partridge (@RobPartridge) May 15, 2015
2. With Sir Bradley Wiggins setting his sights on the British 10mi TT record in Hull on Saturday, Alex Dowsett is getting a bit worried about what Wiggo will target next.
.@keithbell36 he'll be after my girlfriend next 🙈 quite an honour to have Sir Wiggins chasing my records
— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) May 14, 2015
>>> Bradley Wiggins vs Andy Birdsall: Wiggo’s minute man prepares for time trial of his life
3. Lost your balls, Mark? You could do with some Bike Balls…
Lost my balls today in the last few corners & ended up coming from WAY too far back in the sprint. Bit pissed I let down @Etixx_QuickStep.
— Mark Cavendish (@MarkCavendish) May 14, 2015
4. Team Sky’s Peter Kennaugh is flying high in the Tour of California, but the Manxman seems to have upset one of the UnitedHealthcare riders.
Some UHC rider called me a c*nt about 7 times today in the space of 30 seconds, nice guy
— Peter kennaugh (@Petekennaugh) May 11, 2015
5. Luxembourg is where it’s at for Andy Tennant as the Wiggins rider took stage two of the Fleche du Sud.
Winner winner chicken dinner. Thanks for all the congrats everyone. @BritishCycling @OfficialWIGGINS pic.twitter.com/fgsrUiT4f8
— Andy Tennant (@tennanto) May 14, 2015
6. Geraint Thomas takes an opportunity to embarrass his wife-to-be on social media.
So @SaraEls90 has just been showing off her yoga moves. Impressive until she face planted!! #lackingadismount
— Geraint Thomas (@GeraintThomas86) May 13, 2015
>>> Show us your scars #1: Geraint Thomas
7. If you’re a salesman and you like cycling, head round to Mike Cuming’s house and you’ll get to kill two birds with one stone.
Salesmen asking to fill out questionnaires came round today… did it then invited them in for a cup of tea and watched the giro with them.
— mike cuming (@mike_cuming) May 14, 2015
8. Not being selected to ride in last year’s Tour de France still bugs David Millar, not that he likes to admit it…
Ouf, writing about my TdF non-selection last year. I'm traumatised all over again. Fucking hell.
— David Millar (@millarmind) May 12, 2015
9. Ever the competitor, Russell Downing bossed his lawn this week.
Massive @Strava taken for mowing the lawn #flying #soarinmorning
— Russell Downing (@RussDowning) May 11, 2015
10. It’s been a tough start to the Giro d’Italia and Greg Henderson is not the only one feeling the burn
