This last week saw a lot of great racing in the Tour of Britain – as well as a few downright lovely moments for a couple of future cyclists! So we have all out Wout, Ganna’s European stars and other delights.
@WoutvanAert wins stage four of the @AJBell Tour of Britain 🇬🇧 atop the Great Orme!
📺 Watch the stage live on ITV4#TourOfBritain 🔴🟢⚪ pic.twitter.com/EUVoPpFn7M
— AJ Bell Tour of Britain 🇬🇧 (@TourofBritain) September 8, 2021
Both Wout van Aert (🥇) and Julian Alaphilippe (🥈) collapsed side by side in exhaustion after their epic duel on Tour of Britain Stage 4. What a race 🤯
📸 https://t.co/Qpyfm8yixU
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🇬🇧 @TourofBritain #TourofBritain pic.twitter.com/tdVfG57nI8— Velon CC (@VelonCC) September 8, 2021
Haha just joking offcourse 😬 congrats!
— Wout van Aert (@WoutvanAert) September 9, 2021
One week ago today.
I'd do one of those "how it started / how its going" posts but the pictures would look pretty identical 🤪
Just phenomenal @WoutvanAert!#TourofBritain pic.twitter.com/wGRYHzetIz
— Issie 💙 (@IssieAtch) September 12, 2021
Guess what these two were talking about 💬😄 pic.twitter.com/wDxsHTAbq8
— Team Jumbo-Visma cycling (@JumboVismaRoad) September 11, 2021
🏆 @WoutvanAert wins stage eight of the @AJBell Tour of Britain 🇬🇧 in Aberdeen to claim overall victory!#TourOfBritain 🔵⚪🔵 pic.twitter.com/Vwdln5Agq9
— AJ Bell Tour of Britain 🇬🇧 (@TourofBritain) September 12, 2021
Catching up on stage 8.
Incredible sprint from Wout to get past Cav and Greipel.
And the look after the celebration to check where Hayter was, which confirmed the overall victory.
As disappointing as it will be for Ethan, he's had a week to be very proud of. #TourofBritain pic.twitter.com/3XZe0grPpF
— Dan Deakins (@DanDeakins) September 13, 2021
Four stages and the overall! 👏 https://t.co/GBBAWaaulo
— Daniel Ostanek (@LVCKV) September 12, 2021
Steals!!!?????!!!! >snort of derision<
Guy wins half the stages. "well he clearly stole it"
— Pieter De BOISERIE 🔶😷 (@pdeboiserie) September 12, 2021
Presenting the 2021 @AJBell Tour of Britain 🇬🇧 roll of honour.
🏆 @WoutvanAert
🔵 @WoutvanAert
🔘 @ethan_hayter
🟢 @Jakerscott14
🔴 @Jakerscott14
🚲 @deceuninck_qst#TourOfBritain 🔵⚪️🔵 pic.twitter.com/fAvxLfaOGb— AJ Bell Tour of Britain 🇬🇧 (@TourofBritain) September 12, 2021
The future of cycling
Wonderful gestures from Jumbo-Visma …
The real race we're here for!
Nicely done, @PascalEenkhoorn 🙌
📺 Watch stage seven live on ITV4#TourOfBritain 🔵⚪🔵 pic.twitter.com/C4G646nZ5I
— AJ Bell Tour of Britain 🇬🇧 (@TourofBritain) September 11, 2021
The new generation 🚴 pic.twitter.com/ldKq9xWuY1
— Team Jumbo-Visma cycling (@JumboVismaRoad) September 11, 2021
A gift from Pascal to a special fan. 🤩 pic.twitter.com/PcoKnCDreE
— Team Jumbo-Visma cycling (@JumboVismaRoad) September 12, 2021
Let us introduce you our fifth rider for today. 😎 pic.twitter.com/FADE2AeJTK
— Team Jumbo-Visma cycling (@JumboVismaRoad) September 12, 2021
The best thing you will see today.
Exceptional work from @TourofBritain & @JumboVismaRoad 👏🏼
📸 @swpixtweets pic.twitter.com/IfCv2SsuyG
— Issie 💙 (@IssieAtch) September 12, 2021
Casper’s got good taste.
Brb, am cryin' 😭 pic.twitter.com/dyTMgeKWYN
— Issie 💙 (@IssieAtch) September 12, 2021
In 20 years the battle for the green jersey in the TDF will be between Casper Cavendish and Georges Van Aert 🙂
— 🦠KotMan 🦠 & 😸KatMan 😸 (@Johan667) September 12, 2021
Wildlife getting into the action.
Things you miss when you're watching a bike race live instead of on TV…
Concerned horse worries for safety of riders following crash… #TourOfBritain #TourofBritain2021 pic.twitter.com/06sgFiOO26
— Katy M, Tour of Britain Edition (@writebikerepeat) September 13, 2021
And this wasn’t even on the Welsh stages 🤣🐏
Hope everyone enjoys the best two days of this year’s #TourofBritain 😇🏴pic.twitter.com/4jJtvlGaoW
— Geraint Thomas (@GeraintThomas86) September 7, 2021
Ganna corner
Because any TotW is a good TotW if it includes Filippo Ganna
Ganna looks like a giant. What is this, bring your kids to work day? pic.twitter.com/NNHKl99GeS
— Ryan Miu (@RyanHMiu) September 8, 2021
Filippo Ganna and Elisa Longo Borghini help Italy to claim mixed relay team time trial victory at European Championships 2021 https://t.co/5OXYXBzXyB
— Cycling Weekly (@cyclingweekly) September 9, 2021
He might have overtaken Pogacar (among others) but he couldn’t get the better of Stefan Kung.
Ganna overtakes Pogacar… 😱 pic.twitter.com/UjdjwlCkgn
— Dan Deakins (@DanDeakins) September 9, 2021
#EuroRoad21 – Time Trial Men Elite
1 Kung (Sui)
2 Ganna (Ita)
3 Evenepoel (Bel)Full results > https://t.co/aP1JDEQYbH pic.twitter.com/cCrjF5JYA2
— UEC_cycling (@UEC_cycling) September 9, 2021
Gifted in the what now?
The euphemism that keeps on giving
I had to re-read that a couple of times to find out where he was gifted. 😆
— AnnaMac (@AnnamacB) September 13, 2021
It sounds like something someone’s gran might use as a euphemism. 🤣 “I met Victor and fell in love with him. We married soon after and I was pleased to discover on my wedding night that… well… let’s just say he was “gifted in the undergrowth”
— AnnaMac (@AnnamacB) September 13, 2021
The last word
Oh, immortal infancy, and innocency of the azure! Invisible winged creatures that frolic all round us! Sweet childhood of air and sky!
— Moby Dick (@MobyDickatSea) September 13, 2021