Tweets of the Week: Peter Sagan's wonderful wheelies, Orla Walsh with a rollers crash and more
More from the wonderful world of cycling social media
It's no secret social media can sometimes be a dark and depressing place, but every so often you see a post that brightens your day just a little bit.
That's the inspiration behind Tweets of the Week - a bit of cycling sunshine in the darkness.
With that in mind, we've collected our usual top-10 hits from cycling Instagram and Twitter from the last seven days.
We've got Peter Sagan doing his thing, Orla Walsh with a heroic save on the rollers, and the cycling kit that never was.
Here are our favourites tweets from the last seven days:
1. It's not a myth - the Netherlands is flat
2. Anyone know this feeling from the club rides? Sagan makes it look easy
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3. ...And he's still got enough in the legs to pop wheelies after training
4. Trek-Segafredo's chef courts controversy
5. Vaughters is ready to make his racing comeback - 47 is the new 27
6. The strangest trend to emerge this week?
7. Now that was a good save (and some epic sprinting power)
8. Well, looks like we'll never see this kit in the peloton now
9. Are track stands an essential for pro riders?
10. Dangerous drivers aren't the problem in Andorra, it's the careless cows
We'll be back next week with more from cycling social media.
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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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