It’s the start of a new cycling season and therefore it’s the start of a new season of Tweets of the Week! The original is BACK (we started in January 2012 – how time flies!) and we’ve got a little treasure trove of tweets from EF All the Words, Katusha, Lotto-Soudal, Astana, QuickStep, to name a few, that amuse, mystify and, well, downright disturb.
It started off well …
So, I don’t care for Rapha, but I think this black kit that they’ve provided EF-Too-Many-Words with is
. And I’m tempted to buy one just for the enjoyment of it.
https://t.co/kKyosrnqKY
— Luke (@luke0411) January 6, 2019
Then it got a little … bolder
And it’s getting stranger and stranger …
“our leader of the gang, this is Jakob Fuglsang!” Don’t give up your day jobs, guys!
The first ever Pro Cycling Rap, by Astana Pro Team!
Talented riders, but even more talented rappers?
#AstanaProTeam #AstanaRap #AstanaRappers pic.twitter.com/zL24wAqPNo
— Astana Pro Team (@AstanaTeam) January 14, 2019
and scarier and scarier …
I can’t help thinking about the Dr Who episode in the Blitz – The Empty Child.
Luckily, Sunweb have full faces in real life – and the fans were relieved as they met them during Tour Down Under festivities
Thanks to everyone who came out to say hello today!
pic.twitter.com/C4ds15GrsP
— Team Sunweb (@TeamSunweb) January 12, 2019
Deliveroo and slumber parties
There’s nothing like a muddy Zdenek to make us think … Roubaix is supposed to see rain this year #StybarForTheWin
We’re going to be seeing a lot of this in the coming season, I predict. One thing is definitely true – QuickStep sure know how to make those national jerseys sing
I hope to be as fast as I look in this shot by Russ
@CyclingImages pic.twitter.com/6NBzboIAhr
— ELIA VIVIANI (@eliaviviani) January 12, 2019
Training camp done and dusted! Let’s get this season started!
Thanks for the photo
@just_sullivan #iamspezialized #thetunnel pic.twitter.com/fCkXtgrNwm
— Bob Jungels (@BobJungels) January 11, 2019
Deliveroo has its hands full
Who ordered an @alafpolak?
pic.twitter.com/oBLG6zzw9U
— Deceuninck-QuickStep (@deceuninck_qst) January 9, 2019
Boys do have slumber parties!
Training
Massage
Dinner
Time for a good old fashioned pillow fight
Thanks, #Latexco!
Photo: Sigfrid Eggers pic.twitter.com/sI0vFaqTcP— Deceuninck-QuickStep (@deceuninck_qst) January 5, 2019
Meanwhile, over in Peter’s world
Peter and Fair-Play
@petosagan @BORAhansgrohe @CalebEwan @Lotto_Soudal https://t.co/kOx8OB2Pio
— BORA – hansgrohe FR (@BORAhansgroheFR) January 13, 2019
Still loving the hair … but definitely not the tache
Looks like the tache has caught on, unfortunately.
One day, this will be in a book of The Wise Words of Peter Sagan.
Loving the De Gendt
Lotto-Soudal has always had the best official team pics and they do the tradition proud this year. Thomas De Gendt is put through his paces.
Seems odd to see Andre Greipel in anything other a Lotto-Soudal kit. Let’s hope that Arkea gets one of the remaining two wildcards for the Tour this year. It won’t be the same without him.
Unsure as to what is going on in this picture – looks like the cycling version of a cover of Smash Hits!
