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Giro Tweets of the Week : Peloton meltdown, crazy Liege, and waterfowl a go-go

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It feels as though the weird is accelerating week by week – but we capture it all here. We have Etna blowing the Giro apart, Alaphilippe’s crazy Liege, Roglic’s quiet drink, and there are ducks *everywhere*. Go on – take a cheeky break from your home office prison and break free with TWEETS OF THE WEEK

Etna takes its toll

Stage 3 of the Giro just … well … it was …

Bora is the new Movistar

G hits the deck; Giro goes out the window

Meanwhile, Simon PHILIP Yates had his Mitchelton Scott team on the front, driving the pace on the way to Etna. And then they all vanished. And Yates vanished with them. The race is wide open now.

Ducks on the march

With the way the EF Ducks are riding, this seems more and more possible.

Some sharp words for Vaughters about the kit. (Which I think was uncalled for). Then JV made his point but forgot about Ryder …

Cav‘s son loved the new kit

They also got the thumbs up from Michele Acquarone.

The stuff of nightmares

The reincarnation of Bez

 

Liege

When you realise that your victory celebration will be used against you for the rest of your career.

Oh LouLou

The mighty Jered Gruber was at Liege and caught (possibly) the moment that Alaphilippe realised he was relegated.

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Alaphilippe crossed the line all uproarious joy and celebration – and after realizing it might be possible to shoot him from a distance after the finish (remember: COVID), I followed. A chance to shoot the World Champion after winning his first LBL? In 2020? Cool! ⁣ ⁣ When I got there, he didn’t look all that happy though. Maybe he had already celebrated. Maybe this winning thing was just getting normal. Maybe his stomach hurt. ⁣ ⁣ Or maybe he hadn’t won at all. That didn’t cross my mind for another 15 minutes. ⁣ ⁣ I don’t know if it was announced over the unbelievably loud speakers blaring directly in my ears, but I had zero idea that Roglic was the winner until I was taking pictures of him giving his winner interview. ⁣ ⁣ I didn’t know that Alaphilippe had been relegated until he didn’t show up on the podium. ⁣ ⁣ It’s wild how little it’s possible to know when you’re right there in the middle of it.

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The gruppetto

Possibly the one time we’ve seen Wout Van Aert in pain this season – and he’s funny too! Be still my beating heart!

Another LouLou

Adam Hansen is going back to triathlons. Alex Dowsett investigates …

Possibly the most disturbing podium background ever. PhilGil looming over the winners.

Muur the merciless

Apparently the race had a lull … leave it to DQS social media manager to give us some food for thought.

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