Tour de France 2021 just gets crazier and more chaotic as the stages go on. Looking through all the great photographs and videos that have been coming through the twitterstream (and insta!), I decided that this particular Tweets of the Week will be photography based. Some absolutely stunning shots in here – the pain, the joy, the tears, the confusion … Enjoy!
Make sure that you click on to the Instagrams as most of them are carousels of photographs.
A week in yellow
Reunited and it feels so good …
🇫🇷 #TDF2021
"Hey, is that you again?" 😁 pic.twitter.com/9cDiJgT2DU
— Team Jumbo-Visma cycling (@JumboVismaRoad) July 2, 2021
This sight never gets old. What a rivalry, what a pair of riders.#TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/JYt6PuW20v
— ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) July 2, 2021
When you've given everything…
Another day in Yellow for 💛 @mathieuvdpoelQuand tu as tout donné…💛@mathieuvdpoel conserve son @MaillotjauneLCL #TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/0gtMbpDybu
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 2, 2021
The resurgence of Cav
🤩 Every Tour stage win is special, but this one is incredibly meaningful for @MarkCavendish! Share his emotion post victory.
🤩 Chaque victoire sur le Tour est spéciale, mais celle-ci l'est peut-être encore plus ! Partagez l'émotion de @MarkCavendish !#TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/OomcVhoolr
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) June 29, 2021
"So many people didn't believe in me – and these guys do!"
A very emotional Mark Cavendish reflects on a stunning stage win at #TDF2021 – his 31st overall at the race. pic.twitter.com/79rL8Gu2jg
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) June 29, 2021
How can you not love these guys?#TDF2021 #TheWolfpack pic.twitter.com/hfg1XcwXn7
— Deceuninck-QuickStep (@deceuninck_qst) July 4, 2021
#TDF2021 rest day mood 😁 pic.twitter.com/Ml7t5f9oQ4
— Deceuninck-QuickStep (@deceuninck_qst) July 5, 2021
The looks, the hands, the jackets
'The look' – 2021 edition #TDF2021 (📸 Getty) pic.twitter.com/5hrb565LtE
— Daniel Ostanek (@LVCKV) July 3, 2021
-Eagerly awaits Series 3 of The Least Expected Day-#TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/R5XX8MQaq2
— Cyclist (@cyclist) July 2, 2021
Guys (sometimes) in cars shouting stuff
🇫🇷 @LeTour
Roulons autrement
Ride differently #AG2RCITROËNTEAM #RoulonsAutrement pic.twitter.com/jdFOR42v9b
— AG2R CITROËN TEAM (@AG2RCITROENTEAM) July 4, 2021
🇫🇷 @LeTour
C'est pour ces émotions que nous travaillons si fort.
That's why we work. Cycling, we love you. "Let's go for it". #AG2RCITROËNTEAM #RoulonsAutrement #RideDifferently #TDF2021 – © KBLB pic.twitter.com/PWee60m6FU
— AG2R CITROËN TEAM (@AG2RCITROENTEAM) July 4, 2021
🎶Singin’ in the rain🎶😂 #TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/f5V1zAQ9s2
— Bas Tietema (@BasTietema) July 3, 2021
When the legs don’t shut up
Looks like day over for the Belgian champion, Wout Van Aert.
Someone else will be 2nd on GC at the end of the day #TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/WJ6TMYoT9Y
— ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) July 4, 2021
The joy of a Cav win was not a happy day for Brent van Moer – whose solo ride to glory was cut short by a bunch sprint.
Proud of you, @Brentvanmoer! #TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/DhYyu5QV8L
— Lotto Soudal (@Lotto_Soudal) June 29, 2021
Nicholas Dlamini‘s first Tour de France ended sooner than he wanted, but he continued to ride even though he was well over an hour outside the time limit on Sunday.
🇫🇷 #TDF2021
"This is a race that I wanted to honour, & honour my dream. It was my first Tour de France & I knew it would be hard, I am disappointed but at this point there’s not much I can do." – @nich_dlamini
➡️:https://t.co/SDWC13Y0Yz#BicyclesChangeLives pic.twitter.com/hNOatQSZMH
— Team Qhubeka NextHash (@QhubekaAssos) July 4, 2021
The heartbreaking ‘did I make it?’ Another rider outside the time limit.
💔 to see @StefandBd leaving @LeTour, a riders dream, after fighting so hard.
Stefan, you rode an amazing race and we know you will come back stronger!💙#TDF2021 pic.twitter.com/NtpC8OQ4ou
— Astana – Premier Tech (@AstanaPremTech) July 4, 2021
The biggest DNS of the Tour has been Primoz Roglic. Bruised and battered, riding off the back while everyone deserted him, he still had a smile on his face.
🇫🇷 #TDF2021
Thank you for all the lovely and encouraging messages. 🥰#ifeelsLOVEnia pic.twitter.com/2TT06hSm8k
— Team Jumbo-Visma cycling (@JumboVismaRoad) July 4, 2021
Primoz Roglic saying 👋 to #TDF2021. And I quote: “I’ll be back stronger, see you next year guys!” pic.twitter.com/FIwLGejWlo
— Bas Tietema (@BasTietema) July 4, 2021
Expressions
Can you tell it was a hard day in the saddle?
(Although it seems @harry_sweeny was still all smiles 😅)
📸Facepeeters pic.twitter.com/mHBDrXonIo
— Lotto Soudal (@Lotto_Soudal) July 4, 2021
The hairpins
😍 PIC OF THE DAY 😍
by @century21fr #TDF2021
📸 A.S.O / @charlylopezph pic.twitter.com/j36fMO1S8t— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 4, 2021
"Just like that, a white phallus has metamorphosed into a jolly butterfly."
Eraser Men: censoring the roads of the Tour de Francehttps://t.co/sfZz1tHWzz pic.twitter.com/Ru9yE2aWZ0
— Rouleur (@rouleur) July 5, 2021
The last word
So we’ll live,
And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh
At gilded butterflies— William Shakespeare (@Wwm_Shakespeare) July 5, 2021