Bike racing is officially back!
Even though it’s been a shorter off-season, it still felt like a long wait for the peloton to return.
While there are plenty of riders testing their legs in Étoile de Bessèges, most riders are still hard at training for their own racing returns.
In the latest edition of Tweets of the Week we have a combination of racing insights and more training gold from the world of cycling social media, here are just a few of our favourites:
1. Why is this so entertaining?
2. Skills from Victor Lafay
3. Nothing else to add
Who thought this was a good idea? pic.twitter.com/avhoQTPxG3
— cycling memes (@Cycling_Memes1) February 4, 2021
4. Get your excuses in early folks
punctured on the turbo ffs
— Francis Cade (@Francis_Cade) February 4, 2021
5. Well, Bernal looks delighted to be racing again
Egan Bernal waiting to start his first race since his abandon in the Tour de France #EtoiledeBesseges pic.twitter.com/3OmtI5zLLu
— Peter Cossins (@petercossins) February 3, 2021
6. The question we’re all asking: will the Vini social media manager extend their contract?
— Vini Zabú – Pro Cycling Team (@ViniZabuProTeam) February 3, 2021
7. Does life feel like this for anyone else at the moment?
A day in the life with @joohnesy. You’re welcome 😂 pic.twitter.com/lX1CdDkkAq
— Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling (@RibbleWeldtite) February 2, 2021
8. “Did Southampton win?”
9. I don’t think Nicholas Roche has aged a day since 2007
10. No one can accuse this lot of being fair weather riders
We’ll be back in seven days with more tweets of the week.
