Tweets of the week: Rohan Dennis, Peter Sagan, Elia Viviani and more
Who would have thought Peter Sagan could solve a Rubik's cube in 26 seconds?
Once again here’s our round-up of the best from across social media as the Tour de France 2019 passes the halfway stage with the peloton heading towards the high mountains.
This week we have regular contributor Peter Sagan, Chris Hoy, Elia Viviani as well as surprise appearances from figures outside of the cycling world, as the vastness of the Tour de France usually facilitates.
1. Second place on the stage, first in the stank face competition.
Ook de moeite om te tonen: de blik van @eliaviviani. 🙈 @sporza #TDF2019 @deceuninck_qst pic.twitter.com/SUNdDpHEpQ
— Joris Malfroot (@JorisMalfroot) July 15, 2019
2. The more you think about it the less weird it gets, of course Peter Sagan can solve a Rubik’s cube in under 30 seconds.
People ask me what I do during my free time at @letour… Well, here it is, I like solving Rubik's cube. I'm not very good yet but I'm getting there. Can you beat my time? Don't forget to watch more of these episodes every day on @eurosport pic.twitter.com/LKdz9SOw6f
— Peter Sagan (@petosagan) July 12, 2019
3. Petition for scientists to start trying to fuse together Peter Sagan and Rohan Dennis in time for next year’s Tour and bring home half a yellow jersey each for Slovakia and Australia.
.@petosagan was saying if he had my weight and his power he would win everything…kind of already wins whatever he wants https://t.co/2IIgviQgVp
— Rohan Dennis (@RohanDennis) July 15, 2019
4. People often laud cycling as a sport for how close it allows fans to get to the action…
Certainement LA vidéo de cette année #TDF2019 pic.twitter.com/n91Ye1Pis0
— Tricotte (@Tricotte69) July 14, 2019
5. Pure. Limbs.
🇫🇷 #TDF2019
Explosion of emotions🤯😁 pic.twitter.com/9B821aapND
— Team Jumbo-Visma cycling (@JumboVismaRoad) July 15, 2019
6. I guess when you’re a six-time Olympic champion it gives you license to make as many terrible jokes on your Twitter as you please.
Feeling a bit flat today @SilverstoneUK for the @PorscheSupercup #dadjokes pic.twitter.com/IttbrnQLnz
— Chris Hoy (@chrishoy) July 12, 2019
7. When will the UCI’s tyranny end? Rise up fans from across the cycling world. If you stand for nothing, you’ll fall for anything.
The UCI commissaire made me lower my socks 1cm yesterday. No wonder my prologue was shit 😂
— Christine Majerus (@C_Majerus) July 19, 2019
8. You’d think Louis van Gaal’s appearance at the Tour would take top billing as most unlikely collision of worlds this week, only to be beaten by…
‘Kruijswijk can maybe be your Mike Smalling…’ pic.twitter.com/w1mHZrNj9n
— Daniel Friebe (@friebos) July 18, 2019
9. …comedian Al Murray popping up in the ITV commentary booth!
"Since the invention of the motorbike, there is really no point in any of this." 🤣
Comedian @almurray joined @nedboulting and @millarmind earlier today – To see the full chat 👇https://t.co/sKOc1SAKbq#TDF2019 pic.twitter.com/DM3aqwzIV3
— ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) July 18, 2019
10. If there was one person you could count on doing a spot on, yet slightly deranged, impression of Peter Sagan, it would be Daniel Oss.
Who takes care of @PetoSagan's bike after the stage?
Here he is to answer the question 😜
(Great impression from @BORAhansgrohe's @Daniel87Oss! 😂)#TDF2019 pic.twitter.com/of2MvfU9r6
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) July 18, 2019
We’ll be back in seven days’ time for more of the best from social media across the cycling world.