The best tweets from around the world of cycling this week
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 Thomas De Gendt, Mark Cavendish, and, errr, Kayne West
1. Jacopo Guarnieri just can’t get enough of the cobbles
After two weeks,still on the cobbles! Much harder this time 😜 pic.twitter.com/R1eHhIB73Z
— Jacopo Guarnieri (@jacopoguarnieri) April 22, 2018
2. There’s a joke in there somewhere
A chicken crossed the road and caused a crash in the peloton @oscarvwijk was caught up. He was quickly back on the bike and is on his way to the back of the peloton. @Polderkoers @HollandCupCC #PromotingTalents
— DESTIL-Parkhotel (@CyclingTalents) April 21, 2018
3. Hey, Kanye, that jersey is sooooo 2008
Columbia references 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🙈🤷♂️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥☠️ pic.twitter.com/IdbPsa7ziv
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 20, 2018
4. Mr West’s latest fashion statement didn’t please Mark Cavendish
That moment you see your 10 year old kit is now a fashion statement, then realise you gave ALL of it away. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️😭😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/dDMCzjOn1q
— Mark Cavendish (@MarkCavendish) April 20, 2018
5. But at least George Hincapie can cash in
Just happen to have these laying around !! pic.twitter.com/D1Q1J5wFBu
— ghincapie (@ghincapie) April 21, 2018
6. Best race profiles ever
Emmental is a medium-hard Swiss cheese. The @TourDeRomandie is a medium-hard Swiss race. While the @TourDeRomandie doesn’t pass through Emmental, the famous Swiss cheese seemed right to profile the, um well, profiles of the stages. pic.twitter.com/ybKxkpMop7
— Team Dimension Data (@TeamDiData) April 24, 2018
7. Omar Fraile was pretty happy with his stage victory at the Tour de Romandie.
YEEHAA😉 #AstanaProTeam #TDR2018 pic.twitter.com/ERPEpWyo1a
— Astana Pro Team (@AstanaTeam) April 26, 2018
8. So near, yet so far
Frustrated and disappointed that today's top speed was only 99.2kph. So close yet so far from the magical 100kph. Wait. How old am I? #childsplay #racing
— Dan Martin (@DanMartin86) April 25, 2018
9. Thursday was a memorable day with Ian Stannard‘s first tweet since September, and Adam Blythe was quickly on hand for comment.
Cheers Exposure Lights 👌🏽
— Ian Stannard (@IStannard) April 26, 2018
Finally. A tweet. https://t.co/4NOc7UKtxb
— Adam Blythe (@AdamBlythe89) April 26, 2018
10. Not a wise bet…
Thanks for the confidence. But i’m watching from my sofa
— Thomas De Gendt (@DeGendtThomas) April 22, 2018
We’ll be back in seven days time for more picks from the world of cycling social media.