Tweets of the Week: Dame Sarah Storey, Mark Cavendish, Remco Evenepoel and more
Time for some cheesy Christmas-themed tweets from the pros
We're less than a week away from Christmas and as you'd expect the pros are getting into the festive spirit.
Training camps are coming to an end and riders are heading home for the holidays, but luckily they're not having Twitter rest days.
So here are the best tweets from the cycling world in the last seven days.
1. Anyone want to break contract yet?
2. Have Movistar finally nailed a national champs jersey?
3. Team Ineos are getting excited about Xmas
4. This had potential to break up the Wolfpack
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5. These Twitter polls are getting out of hand
6. Friendships are going to end over them
7. An awkward moment for Dame Sarah
8. Cav crossing the line with style
9. Now that is satisfying
10. George Bennett enjoying the weather forecast
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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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