It’s the start of another season of cycling here at VeloVoices Towers – and that means the start of another season of Tweets of the Week! This week, we have riders dipped in baby oil (slippery!), having a pillow fight (saucy!) and dressed as liquorice allsorts (sweet!). Plus, as it’s Tour Down Under time, the obligatory pictures of riders with roos (jumpy!). Let’s hop to it then …
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If you like your GC battle ‘red in tooth and claw’, today’s duel on the steep slopes of the Peña Cabarga had it all. Chris Froome (SKY) spun up the cadence and spun back the clock to take a second victory at the summit, repeating his 2011 triumph. He and Movistar’s Nairo Quintana duked it out in the last kilometres, their alternate surges catching a furious attack by Esteban Chaves (Orica- BikeExchange) in the last two kilometres. Alejandro Valverde finished six seconds adrift in third, making a great day for Movistar with Quintana still in the red jersey.
Today we have a new award that we’ve decided to give in recognition of all those riders who tend to adopt a role serving their team or a team leader rather than having the freedom to pursue glory themselves. We’re calling it the Unsung Hero Award.