Tweets of the Week: Social distancing with Sam Bennett, Alice Jackson's tribute, and how does the Tour de France work?
Here are a few of our favourites tweets from the last week
Well the Tour de France and Giro Rosa are over for another year.
Both races made it to the end without any major incident, despite the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
But in this very bizarre year, there's no rest for the athletes with the World Championships currently underway, the Giro d'Italia around the corner and the Classics just a few weeks away.
As a distraction from the pressure of a condensed season, plenty of pros have taken to social media.
Here are just a few of our favourites tweets from the last week:
1. Alison Jackson with her musical tribute to Usher - it's pretty spot on
2. I think this means Movistar won the Tour
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3. Controversial opinion here...
4. Looks like Geraint Thomas's son may have found his calling
5. At last, indoor training we can get on board with
6. Lessons in social distancing with Sam Bennett
7. Some expert TT advice from John Archibald
8. How all the riders are feeling with THAT much racing left in the season
9. Now this is how you dismount a bike
10. Yeah we don't fancy an 'easy' ride with Tony Martin'
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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