Tweets of the Week: Ineos try golf, Wout van Aert working hard, and Pavel Sivakov on Lion bars
Here are some of our favourite tweets from the last week
We're back with more of the best tweets from cycling social media.
This week we have more training camp insights, some terrible sporting performances from Ineos Grenadiers, and Wout van Aert single-handedly running Jumbo-Visma.
Here is a collection of just a few of our favourite social media posts from the last week:
1. Who can relate to Jon Dibben in this video?
2. The real question is 'how did this conversation come about?'
3. Maybe Sam Bennett isn't popular with everyone in Ireland
4. Clear evidence Ineos Grenadiers aren't always on form
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5. Romain Bardet asserting his dominance in his new team
6. Poor Marc
7. For anyone wondering if Valverde really will retire this year
8. Wout van Aert has been earning that contract extension
9. How is Andre still slightly scary even when smiling
10. Bernie Sanders has been getting about this week
We'll be back in seven days with more tweets of the week.
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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.
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