Tweets of the week: Ben O'Connor deletes his account, Geraint Thomas back on his bike, and Elinor Barker has some help with yoga

Social media news crossed over with real news after some drama at the Vuelta a España

Ben O'Connor with Instagram posts overlaid
(Image credit: Getty Images)

Normally, we try not to get mixed up with news in Tweets of the Week. It's a place for the silly, the irony-laden, the fun of the world of cycling. However, on this occasion, we will have to deal with some hard news.

You might have missed it, but this week, Ben O'Connor's Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale were handed four yellow cards on stage 11 of the Vuelta a España, for "obstruction by by a rider to prevent or delay the movement of another rider or vehicle".

1. Ineos Grenadiers have not won a race since the beginning of July, but maybe this new job search will fix everything

2. Only a world champion could keep this up, really. I'm not sure I would be able to keep going after this, what with the adrenaline

3. TDT-Unibet might not be the best cycling team in the world, but they are very good at getting combativity awards

4. If this is how Harrie Lavreysen feels about going back to the gym, the best sprinter on the track, then how should I feel?

5. "I needed some racing miles, but I don’t really feel ready for it," Geraint Thomas said at the Renewi Tour. Sounds like not a lot of fun, and I'm not sure he really wants to be there

6. Mathieu van der Poel golfs? He golfs?! Ah man, this is disappointing news. I wonder if his cycling skills help him in any way.

7. Tadej Pogačar, meanwhile is living his best life. He especially likes watermelon, clearly

8. All power to Daphne Schrager, this is very cool

9. How do you make yoga more exciting? Add a small child into the mix. I'm sure this is exactly what Elinor Barker needed

10. There's always that one friend who is filming everything... Or is this how many Para athletes can you fit in one lift?

11. Demi Vollering likes Formula 1. Fine. The more notable thing about this, for me, though, is that the SD Worx-Protime rider has chosen the music of the Royal Marines Band to accompany her. Weird.

12. Poor Ben O'Connor, who decided to delete his Twitter account after first of all coming onto Twitter to have a go at the UCI. One normal day of the Vuelta is all I want, will never happen.

13. I simply would not be cycling outside if the weather was like this

14. And finally... How else would you treat a swollen foot than with an onion? Lennert van Eetvelt is the unlucky victim

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Adam Becket
News editor

Adam is Cycling Weekly’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling, he's happy. Before joining CW in 2021 he spent two years writing for Procycling. He's usually out and about on the roads of Bristol and its surrounds.

Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to riding bikes.