Everyone knows that Twitter is an amazing thing. Never before have we been able to get so close to our heroes, to know what makes them tick, to know what they're going through, their struggles, their hopes and their dreams.
We also get to read the stuff they write when, it seems, they've forgotten that anyone is listening.
Laura Trott
Laura Trott on omnium podium
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She has world titles and Olympic gold medals in abundance. She also has a really keen sense of smell, and here answers the age-old question: is fox poo on a dog worse than dog poo on a fox?
Laura says it is, and we'll take her word for it.
Alex Dowsett
Put down the phone, Alex, and do what has to be done. This is not the right Hour Record.
Peter Kennaugh
Peter Kennaugh wins stage one of the 2015 Dauphine-LIbere
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He's just putting it out there. It's like Tim Berners-Lee inventing the internet – he's not keeping it to himself, not snatching the glory. He's sharing it for the good of the world, and now it's up to us, the people, to chase down the limitless potential of the Big Idea. Pete's too busy with his outrageous solo wins – we can have this one for free.
Katie Archibald
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If you laughed, you're a bad person.
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Geraint Thomas
Geraint Thomas attacks in the 2015 E3 Harelbeke
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We've been losing sleep over this one. Is it true? IS IT? No amount of Googling is revealing the answer. Can a Welsh person PLEASE leave a comment telling us if this is nonsense? Surely 'll' is not a letter, EVEN IN WELSH? Or is it? Can it be? #mysteriesofwelshness
Chris Froome
Chris Froome wins Stage 8 and the overall 2015 Dauphine Libere.
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If they really loved cheese, they would eat it, not roll it down a hill.
Richie Porte
Richie Porte on stage four of the 2015 Giro di Trentino
Luke Rowe really likes the word 'hitter'. He likes it in the way that Jamie Oliver likes 'pukka', and George Osborne likes 'hard-working families'. Geraint Thomas winning E3 Harelbeke? Hitter. Alan Sugar sacking yet another deeply flawed chancer with a prod of his pudgy index finger? Absolute HITTER. And if that qualifies, there's hope for all of us.
Mark Cavendish
Just write then.
Marco Pinotti
Marci Pinotti in the 2013 Il Lombardia
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Call that a nap?! Come on, you amateur. This writer once had a nap that lasted 16 hours. You're not even trying, Marco – come back when you're ready to step up.
Chris Hoy
Chris Hoy wins the Olympic Kierin Gold medal
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The best bit is all the people who replied saying "It's called the Chunnel." No, twitterers… it's called a joke. Chris Hoy? Hitter.
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