Tweets of the week: Vuelta a España, Bradley Wiggins and John Degenkolb
The best social media posts from across the cycling world this week
The Vuelta a España is currently giving us our last taste of Grand Tour action this year, but before we know it will be gone. Then it’s the Tour of Britain and the Yorkshire Worlds but then we’ll be left without any cycling for months. How best to stave off the ensuing existential crisis? Bury your head in social media and block out the rest of the world, of course.
Here are some posts that caught our eye this week, including ones from the Vuelta a España, Bradley Wiggins, John Degenkolb, and many more.
1. A couple of questions about this one. Firstly, why. Secondly, why did they let exactly zero people in the stadium to watch.
🏟️😍#LaVuelta19 #AthleticClub 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/oWFIZ1xWYh
— Athletic Club (@AthleticClub) September 6, 2019
2. Wiggo’s still got it by the looks of it.
Checking @Strava Flyby when something caught my eye. Brad is quick! pic.twitter.com/pCsIHgkAsW
— Chris Detsicas (@chrisdetsicas) August 31, 2019
3. Hope he didn’t get fined for drafting.
#tourofxingtai. The worst slipstream ever pic.twitter.com/wKGlOBJlKG
— Peloton.BY (@Pelotonby) September 2, 2019
4. If you want to feel vertigo from the comfort of your sofa, watch the below video.
— BrogrBob (@BrogrBob) September 1, 2019
5. The sort of training expertise us regular folk aren’t privy to, no wonder we never made it to the WorldTour…
Conor's alternative Irish Training. Part III. When a gale force storm hits, ride 3 hrs with a tailwind as hard as you can. Stop at SuperValu, down a cola and eat a whole fruitcake. Turn around and try to make it home before sunset. If the storm is named after you, take a day off.
— Conor Dunne (@conordunnealot) September 3, 2019
6. Alex, House Dowsett, First of his Name, Racer Against Clocks, Lord Of The Time Trials.
Also, for whom ever wins the kom jersey this @TourofBritain, this gif is just for you. pic.twitter.com/5NNL1cFcyE
— Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) September 5, 2019
7. Darwin Atapuma, cycling’s answer to Michael Owen.
Darwin Atapuma: ‘The climb up Los Machucos is quite hard.’
— Daniel Friebe (@friebos) September 6, 2019
8. Don’t know what’s more nuts, the conditions or the fact that millionaire elite athletes have to compete in them.
Y así fue la caída de Roglic. Entró en el camino de barro junto con @alejanvalverde@NairoQuinCo y de repente se le fue la rueda. Día complicado ayer en Andorra. ¿Quién dijo que esto fuera fácil? #roglic #ciclismo #lavuelta #vueltaciclistaespaña #camaraman #motocamara #LaVuelta19 pic.twitter.com/6Yynua9QhE
— Pack del Toro (@Packdeltoro) September 2, 2019
9. Always great when the non-riding staff behind the scenes get their deserved acknowledgement. Who said anything about Movistar’s lack of teamwork?
🎊🤗 Orgullosos de tener en nuestro staff a gente con la calidad humana de nuestro chef y nutricionista Loren Pajares. ¡Feliz cumpleaños, amigo! Aunque el regalo del maillot igual ha sido más tortura que otra cosa 😅 #RodamosJuntos #LaVuelta19 pic.twitter.com/9zh2ulcjT9
— Movistar Team (@Movistar_Team) September 6, 2019
10. We’ll end with an Instagram (there are no rules) post of John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) doing his best Peter-Sagan-up-a-climb impression, showing why the German is a firm fan favourite.
We’ll be back in seven days’ time for more of the best from social media across the cycling world.