As we all know, cyclists and Twitter is often a fantastic combination, allowing the fans a behind the scenes look at what goes on in and around the professional peloton. Here are some of the tweets that caught our eye this week, including ones from Mathew Hayman, Adam Blythe and Michael Woods.
1. Bike riders come in all shapes and sizes
🏁 – 122 km@TolhoekAntwan leads the peloton and controls the gap.@TolhoekAntwan gère l'écart en tête de peloton.
⏱ 5'#TDF2018 pic.twitter.com/s4Jn9CSQYf— Le Tour de France (@LeTour) July 14, 2018
Life is not fair 🙈😅
— Tim Declercq (@Tim_Declercq) July 14, 2018
2. Thomas De Gendt really wasn’t looking forward to the cobbles of stage nine
I can’t verbally explain how much i don’t want to do the stage of tomorrow.
— Thomas De Gendt (@DeGendtThomas) July 14, 2018
3. Paris-Roubaix in 49 seconds
Today, @LeTour goes on the pavés for a stage that some call a mini @Paris_Roubaix… Do you want to know how it feels to ride on the pavés and win in Roubaix? I try to explain it without using any words. @iamspecialized pic.twitter.com/opoiM26Dpm
— Peter Sagan (@petosagan) July 15, 2018
4. Great backhanded compliment
Chatting to a rider today in the neutral he said to me. ‘Sometimes I think I am too old for this shit, then I see you, respect’. Not sure how to take that.
— MathewHayman (@Mathew_Hayman) July 15, 2018
5. Adam Blythe getting very little sympathy
On a sad note. Got my necklace stolen tonight in Lille… a “drunk” Frenchman trying to play football with me (imaginary ball) sneakily stole it whilst doing it. What a nobhead.
— Adam Blythe (@AdamBlythe89) July 15, 2018
Hate it when that happens during imaginary football
— Tom Moses (@MosesTom) July 16, 2018
6. Michael Woods saying what everyone was thinking with news of BMC Racing’s merger with CCC
No matter what their title sponsor is next year, I'm calling them BMCCCC
— Michael Woods (@rusty_woods) July 16, 2018
7. Forget the World Cup, the French are out on the streets celebrating Julian Alaphilippe being in the polka dot jersey
Champion du monde avec les bleus… et toujours aussi fan de @alafpolak 😂 pic.twitter.com/oimrTJ4olt
— Steve Chainel (@chainelsteve) July 15, 2018
8. Anyone got a mini pump?
That moment when you realize the spare from your teammate is flat too… 😩💩 #TDF2018
📸 @LeTour pic.twitter.com/xxo6R2eSVj— Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) July 17, 2018
9. There was some great style on show at the start of stage 13
Arthur Vi-show#TDF2018 pic.twitter.com/KYk1kxjLi2
— Équipe Cycliste Groupama-FDJ (@GroupamaFDJ) July 20, 2018
Nice shoes @L_Calmejane 😂 sympa tes nouvelles chaussures Lilian !#TDF2018 pic.twitter.com/CgIVSE1LvN
— Le Tour de France (@LeTour) July 20, 2018
10. When it rains, it pours
When you’re out of luck… Even the family picnic ended prematurely 🤣 Thanks @blingmatthews for collecting us #buyahilux pic.twitter.com/uLCIXots1C
— Richie Porte (@richie_porte) July 19, 2018
We’ll be back in seven days time for more picks from the world of cycling social media.
