Tweets of the week: the Cavendish comeback, Emma Norsgaard's post-Flanders blues, and Wout van Aert's banana

Here is a collection of our favourite cycling tweets from the last seven days

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It's been another chaotic week in the world of professional cycling.

We've seen Mark Cavendish make his comeback in the Tour of Turkey, Tom Pidcock won his first pro race, and plenty more.

But it's also been a lively week on social media, with plenty of unique insights for tweets of the week.

Here is our collection of our favourite cycling social media posts from the last seven days:

1. Orla Walsh has her game face on

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2. Anyone else excited for the Worlds in Belgium? Not sure if Luke Rowe is

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3. Is this the secret to being a great rider?

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4. Déjà vu for Jasper Philipsen

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5. The war of the team twitter accounts

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6. Wout van Aert isn't likely to run out of energy

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7. Including Sam Bennett?!

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8. Easy mistake from Jacopo Guarnieri

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9. Fans and riders' reaction to the end of the Tour of Flanders

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10. Only in cycling could this be a complaint

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We'll be back in seven days with more tweets of the week

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Alex Ballinger

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.