Tweets of the week: Bradley Wiggins, Team Ineos, the never-ending handshake and more
The best social media posts from across the cycling world this week
The Tour de France 2019 is underway and has lit up the switchboards of social media. We’ve got Sir Bradley Wiggins commentating on the Tour de France from the back of a motorbike, Tony Gallopin (Ag2r La Mondiale) being impeded by a parasol and the awkward handshake to end all awkward handshakes.
1. If you had to guess who was Bradley Wiggins’ number one super fan the first name to pop into your head probably wasn’t the French rider Maxime Bouet.
"I love you, man. You are my hero!" – @SirWiggo feeling the love out on Stage 3 with @BOUETMAXIME! 😍#BradOnABike #TDF2019 pic.twitter.com/HDjdVUifaX
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) July 8, 2019
2. It must be pretty tough for Bob Jungels watching his Deceuninck – Quick-Step team-mates tear up the Tour de France, so you can’t really blame him for trying to take some of the credit for Julian Alaphilippe’s sensational victory on stage three.
@alafpolak1 told you yesterday😅💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/pZa5xdTDzj
— Bob Jungels (@BobJungels) July 8, 2019
3. Dave Brailsford is going to extreme lengths to get Michał Kwiatkowski to sign a contract extension.
Stranger Things, @LeTour edition 😅
This episode had it’s tricky final too. Did everything to keep our leaders out of trouble and minimise the gap.
📷 @TheRealRhodri @TeamINEOS pic.twitter.com/62Wrxfy3Sj— Michał Kwiatkowski (@kwiato) July 8, 2019
4. I’m not sure whether Alex Dowsett agrees with more red tape surrounding bike races, if someone could figure it out that would be greatly appreciated.
There was a couple of crashes today. Subsequently the flat earthers are calling for a ban of stage 3 of the tdf along with road bikes, tarmac roads, lycra, exercise, sweat, downhills, uphills, flat roads, tyres and brakes, as some crashes are caused by too much brakes
— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) July 8, 2019
5. You think the handshake is going to end but no, it keeps going and going and going until you eventually want the ground to swallow you up so you can die in peace and never have to think about this handshake ever again.
The never ending podium handshake, featuring @KNiewiadoma 🤝 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/0TASutjUhY
— Coreen Mazzocchi (@mazzok) July 8, 2019
6. With New Zealand making it to the final of the cricket world cup another chance to get your hands on a Jumbo-Visma bottle will present itself on Sunday.
If the fans along the road today could get the cricket score on some signs I’ll do my best to send a bidón your way
— George Bennett? (@georgenbennett) July 9, 2019
7. The only explanation is this fan must have mistaken Jakob Fuglsang for Marco Haller.
😅That moment when you finally get the chance to take a photo with @jakob_fuglsang..😬#TDF2019 #AstanaProTeam pic.twitter.com/SkmjK2BhPp
— Astana Pro Team (@AstanaTeam) July 9, 2019
8. Sometimes when one rider is unbeatable it’s best to just forget about them and race amongst yourselves instead.
#GiroRosa
Love what @ElisaLongoB (8th on stage) has to say about Annemiek van Vleuten's attack!
😂 pic.twitter.com/3Xs5WGATex— Trek-Segafredo (@TrekSegafredo) July 9, 2019
9. An appropriate piece of road furniture for this time of the year to be fair.
No comment… 🙄 https://t.co/D4qmHxEiam
— Gallopin Tony (@tonygallopin) July 10, 2019
10. There are probably some marginal gains in here…somewhere…
We’ll be back in seven days’ time for more of the best from social media across the cycling world.