Cycling social media has given us some very special moments this year, as it’s been one of the main ways we’ve been able to stay in contact with the pros.
This week we have some more delightful additions to the catalogue of weird and wonderful moments from cycling Twitter, including Mark Cavendish’s birthday cake, Katie Archibald doing a rare sprint, and Eros Capecchi taking his dog for a spin.
Check out some of the best from Twitter and Instagram this week:
1. Cavendish had a pretty special birthday cake to celebrate with his son
2. We could be in for some manic racing later this year
When we get back racing it’s going to be quite something, imagine a 3week grand tour where everyone starts at 600watts for the first minute, then hangs on for 21 days. Because that’s all we’ve been used to since March.
— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) May 19, 2020
3. Jolanda Neff has invented her own sport
What do you think @NBA 🤪🏀 https://t.co/333MvTGtme
— Jolanda Neff (@jolandaneff) May 19, 2020
4. You learn something new every day – Froome can play the trumpet
Trumpet 🎺😁👍
— Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) May 21, 2020
5. Well, that’s a relief for the rest of us
It’s easier to drop worldclass riders in a TDF stage than to win a zwiftrace. That says it all.
— Thomas De Gendt (@DeGendtThomas) May 20, 2020
6. Wow, Rohan Dennis has got some leg speed
Short cadence build example by Rohan back in 2014 prior to the start of the Vuelta… peak 5s cadence of 223 RPM. (Anything over 200 is good in my book. Under 160 is bad, and under 180 needs improvement.) pic.twitter.com/dhTdTaSpWQ
— Neal Henderson (@nealhenderson) May 14, 2020
7. Could we have a new Tour contender for later this year?
— Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) May 17, 2020
9. When trackies hit the road
Rare out-the-saddle sighting. https://t.co/KAfsMNik1H
— Katie Archibald (@_katiearchibald) May 16, 2020
10. Multitasking from Capecchi
We’ll be back next week with more from cycling social media.
