We’re now heading into the final weekend of the 2020 Tour de France and the Giro Rosa, and finish is in sight for the riders.
But as the fatigue continues to set in, riders are still chasing that most illustrious prize in cycling – that’s right, being included in Tweets of the Week.
Well for 10 lucky tweeters it’s a dream no longer, as we’ve put together our collection of the best social media posts from the last week.
This week we have Thomas De Gendt selling his body parts, another Tour de France bromance, and a fan getting blasted with energy gel.
Check out the tweets of the last week below:
1. Has the Tour de France 2020 been fast? Strava thinks so
When @Strava consistently asks, if you are sure you haven’t travelled by car, it probably means this is a crazy fast #TDF2020 😅 Well over 43 km/h again…@INEOSGrenadiers @LeTour
📷 @GettySport pic.twitter.com/YWXVr0nlOz— Michał Kwiatkowski (@kwiato) September 12, 2020
2. ‘Slightly used’ may be an understatement
Interesting. Explain "slightly used", please ? Price ? Guaranteed return if not happy?
— Alessandro De Marchi (@ADM_RossodiBuja) September 12, 2020
3. Rigoberto Urán’s diet doesn’t sound too appetising
Btw – Rigo. No power meter. No heart rate monitor. Nothin but bananas and and old skool “hurt rate monitor”
— Jonathan Vaughters (@Vaughters) September 13, 2020
4. ‘Scattered around and suffering quietly’ sums up the Tour for most riders
The ISN situation in last climb before the HC monster to end it:@DanMartin86 in the yellow jersey group.@Neilands_K trying to hang there. The rest of the squad – scattered around and suffering quietly . #TDF2020 pic.twitter.com/LLHqYbL5b8
— Israel Start-Up Nation / Israel Cycling Academy (@YallaIsraelSUN) September 13, 2020
5. If only we got to see this Giro Rosa moment live on TV
So sorry for all the stress I caused to my family. It's funny because I said to Eugenia "whatever happens, this is still a fu*€(-_g cool day" 😎 https://t.co/Bsgt3XYOJc
— Lizzy Banks (@ElizzyBanks) September 14, 2020
5. One Tour de France fan got a free energy gel, but not in the way you’d think
The video evidence. We all had a good laugh at the dinner table watching this. #TDF2020 pic.twitter.com/SGnCNHYCeq
— Trek-Segafredo (@TrekSegafredo) September 16, 2020
6. Mikel Landa’s face says it all
“Oh, bloody hell.” pic.twitter.com/BaCCYpwCG8
— Richard Moore (@richardmoore73) September 16, 2020
7. Tour de France getting sassy on Twitter
Thread of the day! #TDF2020 pic.twitter.com/DgRCUlWFxy
— ammattipyöräily (@ammattipyoraily) September 17, 2020
8. Which is the best bromance of the Tour? Kwiato and Carapaz, or Quintana and Swift
— Michał Kwiatkowski (@kwiato) September 18, 2020
9. A heartfelt thanks from Luke Rowe
A message to the old school fans, who stand up top of the big cols and hand newspaper out to stick down your top to stay warm on the descents. I don’t say it at the time because I usually have a head like a bulldog chewing a wasp but – Thanks !
— Luke Rowe (@LukeRowe1990) September 17, 2020
10. What is that nickname about?!
🚅 🇫🇷 Rémi Cavagna, nicknamed "the high-speed train from Clermont-Ferrand", is gone! Destination Champagnole!
🚅 Le TGV de Clermont-Ferrand 🇫🇷 @remicav est parti ! Destination Champagnole ! #TDF2020 #TDFunited pic.twitter.com/dt5Y7pw4uD
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) September 18, 2020
We’ll be back in seven days with more tweets of the week.
