It looks like Jonathan Vaughters came out on top in a Twitter spat with Oleg Tinkov

Oleg Tinkov taunted Jonathan Vaughters about possibly losing Cannondale as a sponsor, but Vaughters replied saying the team will soon have a second sponsor

There was no love lost between WorldTour team managers Jonathan Vaughters (Cannondale) and Oleg Tinkov (Tinkoff) on Wednesday as the pair exchanged a few insults on Twitter.

The Russian tweeted Vaughters about wine glasses and chucked in a little dig at the American team possibly losing its title sponsor.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.