Tweets of the Week: Richard Carapaz's favourite ice cream, the 1980s Olympic team and more
Here's a collection of our favourite posts from the last week
Well the Tour de France is over and we've just had a week of calm before the chaos of the Olympics kicks off.
But fear not for those of you suffering from Tour withdrawal symptoms, Tweets of the Week returns to fill the void.
In this week's edition of pre-Olympic social media posts, we have Richard Carapaz's favourite ice cream, Ellen Noble's skills, and a fake Patrick Lefevere.
Here's a selection of our favourite Twitter and Instagram social media posts from the last week:
1. What does happen to all the yellow kit when a team doesn't wear the jersey at the Tour de France?!
For sale: three boxes of yellow bar tape, two yellow saddles, three tins of yellow bike paint, 8 pairs of yellow cycling socks, 8 yellow cycling helmets. Email big Dave at Ineos Seconds and tell them Billy sent you.July 17, 2021
2. The biggest revelation of the Tour: Carapaz loves a Cornetto
You’ve not seen true happiness until you’ve seen Richard Carapaz emerge from a quiet French service station clutching a Cornetto and a Kinder Bueno.July 17, 2021
3. Mark Cavendish greets a young fan at the roadside
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4. When the kit designer is on holiday, what can you do?
French delegation: "We would like to use Groupama's kit, just remove the logos" #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/uOgMzfJVZ0July 20, 2021
5. Too many Wouts
pic.twitter.com/6NcOMl0Y8dJuly 22, 2021
6. The new cast for Stranger Things looks different...
7. Can you match these skills? No, me neither
8. Where it all began for the Pidcocks?
9. No punchline, just a nice moment for some British greats
10. Be warned: Fake Patrick Lefevere's are around
We'll be back in seven days with more tweets of the week.
Alex Ballinger is editor of BikeBiz magazine, the leading publication for the UK cycle industry, and is the former digital news editor for CyclingWeekly.com. After gaining experience in local newsrooms, national newspapers and in digital journalism, Alex found his calling in cycling, first as a reporter, then as news editor responsible for Cycling Weekly's online news output, and now as the editor of BikeBiz. Since pro cycling first captured his heart during the 2010 Tour de France (specifically the Contador-Schleck battle) Alex covered three Tours de France, multiple editions of the Tour of Britain, and the World Championships, while both writing and video presenting for Cycling Weekly. He also specialises in fitness writing, often throwing himself into the deep end to help readers improve their own power numbers. Away from the desk, Alex can be found racing time trials, riding BMX and mountain bikes, or exploring off-road on his gravel bike. He’s also an avid gamer, and can usually be found buried in an eclectic selection of books.