Tweets of the week: Gilbert breaks the sound barrier, Sagan junior has got skills, and Van Vleuten British TT champion?
Here's a collection of our favourite tweets from the last seven days
It's that time of the week again - time we rounded up the best social media posts from the last seven days in the cycling world.
The pros have been pouring their minds out onto the internet once again and providing us with a few laughs and a few shocks online.
In this week's edition of Tweets of the Week, we have Dr Hutch's latest proposal, Callum Skinner's questionable net worth, and a commuter taking on the Tour de Romandie prologue.
Here are just some of our favourite tweets from the last seven days:
- It's radical, but it makes more sense
2. Callum Skinner must be asset rich?
3. Bike skill clearly runs in the family
4. When you just can't be late for work, even when the Tour de Romandie is on
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5. When did Van Vleuten when the British TT champs?
6. Diet tips with Ryan Mullen
7. Van der Breggen, celebrating her team win or thinking she's first?
8. A tricky name to pronounce for European fans
9. Philippe Gilbert hitting some serious speed in the Tour de Romandie
10. Blue steel from Joe Laverick
We'll be back in seven days with more tweets of the week.
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Alex Ballinger is editor of BikeBiz magazine, the leading publication for the UK cycle industry, and is the former digital news editor for CyclingWeekly.com. After gaining experience in local newsrooms, national newspapers and in digital journalism, Alex found his calling in cycling, first as a reporter, then as news editor responsible for Cycling Weekly's online news output, and now as the editor of BikeBiz. Since pro cycling first captured his heart during the 2010 Tour de France (specifically the Contador-Schleck battle) Alex covered three Tours de France, multiple editions of the Tour of Britain, and the World Championships, while both writing and video presenting for Cycling Weekly. He also specialises in fitness writing, often throwing himself into the deep end to help readers improve their own power numbers. Away from the desk, Alex can be found racing time trials, riding BMX and mountain bikes, or exploring off-road on his gravel bike. He’s also an avid gamer, and can usually be found buried in an eclectic selection of books.
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