Well we’re now in that familiar two week wait between the end of the Tour de France and the start of the Giro d’Italia…wait, that doesn’t sound right.
After just a few short days off, and with the World Championships crammed in the middle, we’re now on the eve of another Grand Tour.
While riders should have been busy preparing for their goals for the rest of the season, instead they’ve been doing their best influencer impressions on social media to keep the fans entertained – and we thank them for it.
Here are just a few of our favourites tweets from the last week:
1. When the Giro takes inspiration from the British TT scene
Clearly 9months ago the R25 & the V718 hooked up & had a wild night of debauchery, and their offspring, the Giro Prologue, was then bought into this world.
Only time triallists will get this, we’re a rare breed 😂 pic.twitter.com/WQIjRnw6W1
— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) October 1, 2020
2. Nicolas Roche gets his excuses in early like a proper TT rider
Not my day. Mechanical before the start. Wheel change, no spare disc wheel. Grumpy mode now. Nevertheless some ride by @ConnMcD97 congrats on tittle.@_BHealyyy smashing the course time! The youngsters are riding fast! Congrats lads. @CyclingIreland
— nicholas roche (@nicholasroche) October 1, 2020
3. The new Colnago is something a bit different
After today's podium ceremony at @BinckBankTour , Race leader @JasperPhilipsen 🇧🇪 getting his aero position ready for the time trial tomorrow 😉. #BinckBankTour#UAETeamEmirates #RideTogether pic.twitter.com/MjO4qo7AlR
— @UAE-TeamEmirates (@TeamUAEAbuDhabi) September 29, 2020
4. When your Tour Down Under stage victory is a little bit too memorable
@MatthewHolmes51 from …. em….. Australia 🧐 🤔 takes on his first Grand Tour with @Lotto_Soudal …… the iconic @giroditalia …… https://t.co/P85rre60WT
— ∆ L T U S Sports (@AltusSM) September 29, 2020
5. Career highlight for Lizzy Banks?
This is a fact ⬇️ and my teacher went absolutely nuts for the magpie project 🦅 I even got a merit sticker. Maybe she would have even given me two merits for the giro diary ⭐⭐ https://t.co/O0Fh1ibWTF https://t.co/BJ7mWxiOLW
— Lizzy Banks (@ElizzyBanks) September 30, 2020
6. Alaphilippe is the world champion of weird dancing
Most deffintly not like that pic.twitter.com/RlRxWONL0A
— Shane Archbold (@Theflyingmullet) September 28, 2020
7. Wow this is scarily accurate
Hirschi looks a lot like a medieval lit major I dated in college who brewed mead in his dorm bathroom. https://t.co/eOBVoz7ntW
— we didn't come for money (@GAgravelgirl) September 27, 2020
8. Yep, we’re lost in the calendar too
Hate this dead period between the Tour and the Giro.
— Simon Warren (@100Climbs) September 26, 2020
9. Lockdown has plenty of hidden dangers
A very pandemic-y injury: was putting a weight on the leg press and it slipped through my overly-sanitised hands straight on to my foot 😐 pic.twitter.com/Ygmn8mzPqz
— Elinor Barker (@elinorbarker) September 25, 2020
10. Not sure what to say about this one
Wait until you see the TT helmets….. pic.twitter.com/K7q2MgWjD8
— Jonathan Vaughters (@Vaughters) October 1, 2020
We’ll be back in seven days with more tweets of the week .
