Tweets of the week: The return of Greg Henderson's legs, Chris Froome in crocodile waters, and more
Get your chops around this lot
If you asked me, gun to my head, if I could eradicate one of either social media or Black Friday from the face of this Earth, I wouldn't even miss a beat.
Social media, hands down.
Bullying, racism, all manner of other bad -isms, people faking their seemingly amazing lives on Instagram and making you feel worse about your own, unearthing your uncle's very bad tweets...the list goes on.
Black Friday, on the other hand, is AMAZING. So many deals, so much capital consumerism it just gives you that warm, wholesome glow on the inside, you know? Hell, if I could add an Amazon affiliate link to my own mother I would. All hail Jeff Bezos!! Thank you big baldie for keeping a roof over my head!
Having said that, today I've been tasked with producing this week's social media round-up to set amongst the superior multitude of Black Friday articles currently sitting on our esteemed website, like this one, and this one and also that one.
1. Where is Wout Poels to tell him not to take any unnecessary risks??
Crocodile Hunter X David Attenborough 🐊😊 @OutOfCycling pic.twitter.com/diu3GrmJKwNovember 22, 2021
2. Spare a thought for Joe Laverick's loved ones at this difficult time
At what age are you taught how to wrap gifts? Asking for a friend. Yes, that is electrical tape. pic.twitter.com/ryEUVngXQINovember 25, 2021
3. God damn, people are always posting vein pictures on social media aren't they?
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4. Don't think I'd even get this many people at my funeral
Fans Club Dinner 2021🥂 pic.twitter.com/WZBRukvmTtNovember 25, 2021
5. I would commit an untold number of crimes for a bite of that flan
Today’s café stop. Coffee for me, cake for the boys 😇 #athlete #regime @WoutPoels @LukeRowe1990 @MichaelValgren pic.twitter.com/KIsbK7Tu3INovember 24, 2021
6. That baby looks aero
Bring your daughter to work day! pic.twitter.com/xciBdWJnZmNovember 24, 2021
7. Fabian Cancellara and Geraint Thomas walk into a bar...
Fabian Cancellara… King of the Classics and of the curry night? 🥘🤣 You’ll have to listen to the latest @gtcc_ pod with the man himself for that story. Out now👌@GoZwift @f_cancellara https://t.co/PrWwqdB6F3https://t.co/rjVN3D3hLb pic.twitter.com/376lxYLGoANovember 23, 2021
8. Is it just me who really wants one of those Ag2r Citroën coats?
Good to see everyone back on the first training camp of the season. Countdown until the new season has started. Looking forward to it! (📸 YP Médias) pic.twitter.com/wgrT2tYrlNNovember 19, 2021
9. These pro riders keep getting younger and younger
Order now TheWolfpack lunch box - it comes at a great price on our webshop: https://t.co/Xt8XV8ocMrPhoto: @BeelWout pic.twitter.com/6K2KauWjZGNovember 25, 2021
10. We must protect Wout Poels at all costs
I can’t believe he photobombed me! pic.twitter.com/IkACaBFbMPNovember 23, 2021
We'll be back in seven days' time with more tweets to help keep the darkness at bay.
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Jonny was Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor until 2022.
I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.
Before joining Cycling Weekly I worked at The Tab and I've also written for Vice, Time Out, and worked freelance for The Telegraph (I know, but I needed the money at the time so let me live).
I also worked for ITV Cycling between 2011-2018 on their Tour de France and Vuelta a España coverage. Sometimes I'd be helping the producers make the programme and other times I'd be getting the lunches. Just in case you were wondering - Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen had the same ham sandwich every day, it was great.
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