Anyone who follows Jens Voigt on Twitter will know the German former Trek cyclist is a bit eclectic when it comes to what he shares with the fans.
Whether it’s live blogging his daughter’s horse riding lessons, doing the school run or travelling the world as an ambassador for Trek, the man does it all.
But in a 20-minute streak on Monday lunchtime, the 43-year-old covered a series of topics that would otherwise never be discussed together, including the global economy and women’s football.
Of course, he bookended it with a bit of Tour de France analysis, some of which was more relevant than others, including a very interesting question about roundabouts.
1. 12:53pm – Voigt ponders who his ‘Domestique of the Day’ for stage two was.
Ok i am part of that project" Domestique du jour" and i dont know exactly how they wanna do it. I am just starting right now for yesterday!
— Jens Voigt (@thejensie) July 6, 2015
2. 12:57pm – After four minutes of pondering, Voigt plumps for Daniele Bennati, who guided Alberto Contador into the front group, despite puncturing himself.
Domestique du jour of yesterday's stage is for me @Benna80 . He made all the splits in first group,gave it all for Alberto and Peter.
— Jens Voigt (@thejensie) July 6, 2015
3. 1:03pm – Moving on to Monday’s stage, Voigt wonders why Fabian Cancellara had dropped off the back of the peloton…rumour has it the Swiss had a puncture in the neutral zone.
Whats @f_cancellara doing there back in the cars with his yellow jersey? Hope its not a problem! Fingers crossed for him!
— Jens Voigt (@thejensie) July 6, 2015
4. 1:06pm – Just three minutes after thinking about the state of Fabian Cancellara, Voigt turns his attentions to the state of the financial crisis in Greece.
Something totally different now! That greek referendum makes life even more complicated for EVERYBODY, no?! Not sure what to think about it.
— Jens Voigt (@thejensie) July 6, 2015
5. 1:07pm – And he seamlessly links to the Women’s World Cup, where Germany finished fourth.
And Congrats to the Women's Soccer team of the USA. Worldchampion- that is welldeserved.
— Jens Voigt (@thejensie) July 6, 2015
Bummer for the German Ladies!! It was a bit unlucky how it ended for them! They are such a great team, always up there and playing great!
— Jens Voigt (@thejensie) July 6, 2015
6. 1:12pm – As if the 20 minutes had never happened, Voigt turns his attentions back to the important subject of the Tour de France road furniture.
Question!! What are you folks thinking/guessing?! How many roundabouts in the Tour from Start to Finish in Paris?! 1000?! 100?! 5000?!
— Jens Voigt (@thejensie) July 6, 2015
Jensie is providing guest commentary on ITV4’s coverage of the Tour de France this year, in which, thankfully, he sticks to talking about cycling, and is pretty good at it too.
Watch highlights of stage two of the Tour de France
