Tweets of the week: Nairo Quintana, Sam Bennett, Thomas De Gendt and more
The best social media posts from across the cycling world this week
Another week, another set of tweets for your viewing delectation. And don't worry, there's no talk of backstops, prorogation, and no one in the professional peloton has maybe lied to the Queen...we think.
Evade the current hellscape of the real world with ten comfortingly enjoyable tweets from the world of cycling.
1. Forget a fine, there should be a cash prize for such displays of athleticism.
2. Or: when Bora-Hansgrohe wont let you break an early agreement so you can ride for Deceuninck - Quick-Step instead.
3. Volume no. 17546 of Thomas De Gendt being Thomas De Gendt.
4. Let's be honest, if Nairo Quintana delivered your Wagamama's there is zero chance it would arrive all in one piece.
5. For an unexplainable, complete random reason, Chad Haga just became our favourite pro cyclist.
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6. If Jeremy Clarkson finds out he'll probably need resuscitating.
7. Scroll past quickly if you don't want to read a harrowing and shocking story.
8. Hi Siri, what's the dictionary definition of 'a close one'.
9. On the one hand, life is too short to fold clothes like this. On the other, if I followed this advice maybe my parents would finally be proud of me.
10. I'm going to be up all night toiling over whether this is acceptable behaviour or not.
We’ll be back in seven days’ time for more of the best from social media across the cycling world.
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Hi. I'm Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor. I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.
Before joining Cycling Weekly I worked at The Tab and I've also written for Vice, Time Out, and worked freelance for The Telegraph (I know, but I needed the money at the time so let me live).
I also worked for ITV Cycling between 2011-2018 on their Tour de France and Vuelta a España coverage. Sometimes I'd be helping the producers make the programme and other times I'd be getting the lunches. Just in case you were wondering - Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen had the same ham sandwich every day, it was great.
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