Tweets of the year: Tom Dumoulin, Alex Dowsett, David Millar, and more
The highlights of the cycling Twittersphere from the last 12 months
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 have caught our eye over the last 12 months, including ones from Tom Dumoulin, Alex Dowsett, and David Millar.
1. Adding insult to injury
The nose of my saddle felt like it entered my bum today in a crash near miss, definitely in no rush for that to happen again.
— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) January 31, 2017
2. Mothers do worry about these things
Think I'd better not tell my mom that I went 119kph downhill in today's stage in @tds… pic.twitter.com/zudFQIlXzk
— Daan Olivier (@DaanOlivier) June 14, 2017
3. Big night in
Another crazy night, sat watching Love Island with Anti Doping because I can't pee
— Owain Doull (@owaindoull) June 27, 2017
4. Understandable
Looking forward to not seeing any male fans showing me their asscrack tomorrow. #restday
— Simon Geschke (@simongeschke) July 16, 2017
5. Probably more divisive than Brexit, too
QOTD: @nedboulting regards Sagan, "It's like BREXIT; just a shit decision and nobody knows how to correct it." 👏🏻
— David Millar (@millarmind) July 5, 2017
6. Luxury accommodation
Classic 🇫🇮 “Sorry sir the hotel is overbooked, I can offer you a Sauna and a €17 voucher” Oddest hotel room ever 😅 pic.twitter.com/tcPXCqRfFg
— Callum Skinner (@CallumSkinner) September 23, 2017
7. Blood and oats… which should make it a great food for cyclists…
Tomorrow I start a 12 week plant based diet plan. I’m enjoying my last full English breakfast pic.twitter.com/T1GQ9QnD22
— Nigel Mitchell (@Nige_diet_coach) September 29, 2017
what is this black food ???
— Rolland Pierre (@PierroooRolland) September 29, 2017
8. Rohan Dennis on Taylor Phinney’s naked preparation for the Tour de France
The go to move for @taylorphinney and maybe even @natebrown0707 #TDF17 #planningtime pic.twitter.com/DisNql1F4B
— Rohan Dennis (@RohanDennis) July 4, 2017
9. They can be pretty dangerous
Dangerous on the Aussie roads this time of year,there's Skiing kangaroos everywhere 🇦🇺🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/rRWjvYh4be
— Ian Bibby (@IanBibby86) January 13, 2017
10. Anyone who can laugh at themself is alright with us
Morgen NK tijdrijden. Ik kreeg al een bericht dat overal aan is gedacht! Mooi! 🙂 pic.twitter.com/6GDnr0N06Y
— Tom Dumoulin (@tom_dumoulin) June 20, 2017
Tweets of the week will be back in seven days time for more picks from the world of cycling social media