Tweets of the week: Peter Sagan flying high, Annemiek van Vleuten sinks to new depths, and Yates' new bike?
Here are just a few of our favourite tweets from the last week


We're back!
Christmas is fast approaching and riders are spread across the world enjoying their off-seasons.
We're currently at the time of the year when riders explore possible career alternatives to professional cycling.
This week we have Peter Sagan as a fighter pilot and Annemiek van Vleuten as a deep-sea diver, plus much more.
Check our our favourite tweets from the last week:
1. Peter Sagan to star in the next Top Gun movie?
2. A classic of the genre - don't celebrate too soon
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3. Chad Haga taking an old school approach to winter training
4. Some riders just want something simple this Christmas
5. One thing that seems essential for a team training camp - a bike
6. A new approach to motor-pacing from one of the Yates brothers?
7. Is this a new type of altitude training?
8. Why doesn't my home office look like that?
9. When you've spent the off-season tweeting about Fabio Aru joining your team...
10. A fitting cycling transformation for Orla Walsh
We'll be back in seven days with more cycling social media gold.
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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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