Another week, another set of tweets. Just as we started to look forward to the opening weekend in Belgium, could they be the only races we get in the near future?
Confusion surrounds the UAE Tour after the final two stages were cancelled following reports of coronavirus, leading to all 600 riders and staff being quarantined inside their hotel, however, the latest reports allege no one has actually taken ill with the virus.
It will take some time before we get the whole story and understand how the situation will affect cycling. But it is safe to say the world is a complicated, bewildering place at the minute. The only solution I have for you is to kick back, relax, and take a look at some of these tweets until it all blows over.
1. I imagine he’ll want to offload that bottle before the final climb to save a bit of weight
Today @Toshvds smashed a @Lotto_Soudal @SanasEurope @tacx bottle while riding his @Ridley_Bikes today at @uae_tour pic.twitter.com/h7mPL4JAuU
— Adam #Vegan Hansen (@HansenAdam) February 21, 2020
2. Footballer, cyclist, child actor – Evenepoel really is some talent
I have never realised that Remco Evenepoel played in Zack and Cody! pic.twitter.com/PGHlCxKZ3M
— Bas Tietema (@BasTietema) February 21, 2020
3. Prove me wrong: Luka Mezgec is one of the most underrated riders in the peloton
When your sprinter is still with you on the climb and able to give you a bottle just before your first crucial attack. That’s teamwork 👌 👏@LukaMezgec @AdamYates7 #UAETour pic.twitter.com/G8kheUuQyF
— Mikkel Condé v2.0 (@mrconde) February 25, 2020
4. Jonathan Vaughters keeping things light as per usual
The real epidemic is the modern denial of the inevitability of death.
— Jonathan Vaughters (@Vaughters) February 25, 2020
5. Can someone check on Alex Dowsett please and let us know he’s okay
I almost never remember dreams but here seems to be quite the emotional rollercoaster at night.
After winning Wimbledon 2 nights ago,last night Lewis Capaldi recruited me to record a song after hearing me sing in the shower.I was holding a guitar, I don’t sing,nor play the guitar— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) February 27, 2020
6. A fantastic, definitely intentional, prank from the race director’s car – bravo!
It's time for another climb 🏔
🚴♂️ Watch the #UAETour LIVE now
📺 Eurosport 1
📱💻🖥 Eurosport Player: https://t.co/0Fa7uXMVB9 pic.twitter.com/oBNwo1QoLI— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) February 27, 2020
7. What was less expected at the start of the year: A virus shutting down a WorldTour race or Chris Froome using a gif of Stiffler from American Pie 3?
— Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) February 27, 2020
8. The peloton’s equivalent of photo-bombing
— Sam Bennett (@Sammmy_Be) February 27, 2020
9. Well, at least he didn’t call us ‘fake news’
Caught off guard here!👀Normally full length mudguard and flap attached! ✅ https://t.co/je0nNqcHns
— Connor Swift (@SwiftConnor) February 27, 2020
10. Next stop – the rest of the cycling calendar to be completed via Zwift!
Got a feeling the hotel gym’s exercise bike is going to get more use in 24hrs than it’s had in its entire lifetime.
— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) February 28, 2020
We’ll be back next week with more from the wonderful world of cycling social media.
