Tweets of the week: GC Kuss rumbles on as Shimano stars in The Simpsons
The best cycling social media content from the past seven days


It has been nearly a week since Sepp Kuss was crowned Vuelta a España champion in Madrid but GC Kuss mania has shown no sign of relenting, and looks set to rumble on across the internet for another few weeks at least.
With the way things have played out, it’s hard to think of a recent Grand Tour champion who has been more popular than the 29-year-old from Durango, Colorado.
The outcry that there would have been across social media if Kuss had been prevented from winning the Spanish Grand Tour by either Jonas Vingegaard or Primož Roglič, his Jumbo-Visma teammates, is simply incomprehensible so fortunately, the American was given the nod to lead the team into Madrid clad in the Vuelta’s red jersey.
The memes and GIFs that the GC Kuss phenomenon has continued to generate has been simply staggering and impossible to keep up with unless you spend every waking hour on X/Twitter.
We’ve done our best to collate the best post-Vuelta ones for you in this week’s edition of Tweets of the Week so you don't have to go searching for them.
It also looks like social media saw the funny side of Shimano having to recall 760,000 cranks in the US.
Without further ado, here’s the best by way of X/twitter and Instagram content from the past seven days.
1. Did Primoz and Jonas win the Giro and Tour? Or was it reallyyyyy GC Kuss?
🇪🇸 #LaVuelta23A picture is worth more than a thousand words. 💛❤️🩷#𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 pic.twitter.com/M9bxZLWJESSeptember 17, 2023
2. Quick-Step get their dancing shoes on post Vuelta
Celebrating the end of #LaVuelta23 by channeling our inner Zorba 😁 pic.twitter.com/oi6YqxpxpkSeptember 18, 2023
3. Vingegaard tucks in to his prize for his Vuelta second place
pic.twitter.com/LAo2C9Mw0SSeptember 18, 2023
4. We couldn't agree more Toms
😬 this is why I like statistics. You can pick the ones that suit you https://t.co/Zm4FgskgZTSeptember 22, 2023
5. With that said, Toms has now won the 2024 Giro d'Italia... apparently
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6. GC Kuss has suddenly found himself with a bit of authority
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7. Jumbo have a bit of fun before GC Kuss' Madrid coronation
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8. Social media sees the funny side of Shimano's mass US recall
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9. Baloise Trek Lions know how to have fun off road
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10. Shimano do a runner from Marge Simpson
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11. Van Gogh keeps a watchful eye on the Belgians
Artistic setting at the start of the U23 European Championships Road Race in Hoogeveen 🖼👨🎨 #Drenthe2023 pic.twitter.com/8zNj3eFxaSSeptember 22, 2023
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Tom has been writing for Cycling Weekly since 2022 and his news stories, rider interviews and features appear both online and in the magazine.
Since joining the team, he has reported from some of professional cycling's biggest races and events including the Tour de France and the World Championships in Glasgow. He has also covered major races elsewhere across the world. As well as on the ground reporting, Tom writes race reports from the men's and women's WorldTour and focuses on coverage of UK domestic cycling.
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