Best of the rest day tweets: Van der Poel starts a culinary war, riders top up their tans, and EOLO have a dance
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Here we are again, a Monday lull. The riders have stepped off their bikes for the day, and we have been forced to switch off Eurosport. Fortunately, there is actually cycling today - Ellen van Dijk goes for the women's Hour Record in a few hours - but until then, here are some posts to keep you going.
While it might be a rest day for the protagonists of this Giro d'Italia, it certainly isn't a day off for the team staff around them - spare a thought for the mechanics on a day like today.
Not satisfied with a stage win and a spell in the pink jersey, Mathieu van der Poel has decided to start a culinary war to occupy himself on Monday, while others are chilling in much more standard ways.
Sit back, relax, and have a scroll through some incredible* social media posts.
* might not actually all be incredible
1. Don't Ineos Grenadiers look happy on the final rest day. They have reason to be too, with Richard Carapaz in the pink jersey, although he has declined to wear it today...
Rest day 📸The boys are ready for the final week 👊 pic.twitter.com/WOwPZAC4tcMay 23, 2022
2. Similarly, DSM all look very happy on their ride around Lake Garda, what a spot to have a day off in
Smile for the camera guys 📸 Doing a bit of sight seeing on our #Giro rest day ride with a stop along the beautiful Lake Garda 😍 pic.twitter.com/fvOaMOhc1nMay 23, 2022
3. Tobias Ludvigsson is attempting to get rid of his cyclist tan lines today, sporting the sleeveless Groupama jersey
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4. Look, I can't say I'm particularly wowed by this video of Fabio Felline grabbing a bidon, but maybe that's exactly what gets you going
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5. Onto the big one. Mathieu van der Poel horrifies/cheers the world by revealing he likes pineapple on pizza. He truly will never get a match on Hinge with outrageous opinions like that
Ananas 🍍May 22, 2022
6. Alessandro de Marchi immediately warns the Dutch superstar, what has he let himself in for? More as we get it
Dangerous my friend!May 22, 2022
7. Doesn't Mark Cavendish look happy to be having a coffee with his mate Bert Van Lerberghe. He might not be as happy by the time all this week's climbing is over
#MondayMotivationPhoto: @BeelWout pic.twitter.com/rBEu4t6yatMay 23, 2022
8. It's Lorenzo Rota's birthday! Happy birthday Lorenzo, who turns 27 today. He finished on the stage to Genova the other day, sadly missing out on the perfect present to himself. Maybe he'll get another go tomorrow, if he survives his birthday bumps
Imagine celebrating your birthday on the rest day of the #Giro 🤩Happy birthday Lorenzo Rota 🙌 pic.twitter.com/JX1KcavCSKMay 23, 2022
9. Two EOLO-Kometa riders have done a dance thing and I have no idea what is going on, to be honest
Things happening on the rest day of the Giro d'Italia...#Giro#EOK22dream@giroditalia @mircomaestri9 @davide_bais @OutOfCycling @Ciclignorante @ivanbasso @stefanozana pic.twitter.com/9ZQKeeNMYqMay 23, 2022
10. I wish I was as relaxed as Lawson Craddock is in this photo, rather than being slightly anxious writing about social media posts. He looks chilled though, hope he's ready for the Alps
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11. Finally, what does João Almeida get in his box of underwear? The mind boggles
Italian cycling: the leader of the young rider classification gets a lovely box of Intimissimi underwear every day pic.twitter.com/S2MJN9QfKCMay 23, 2022
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Adam is Cycling Weekly’s senior news and feature writer – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling on tarmac, he's happy. Before joining Cycling Weekly he spent two years writing for Procycling, where he interviewed riders and wrote about racing, speaking to people as varied as Demi Vollering to Philippe Gilbert. Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to cycling.
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