Mark Cavendish
@MarkCavendish
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Professional cyclist from the Isle of Man, riding for @AstanaQazTeam . Fast sprinter, faster talker.
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If you’re lucky enough to call him a friend, there’s someone there that’ll always have your back. Not one person that knows
@GeraintThomas86
doesn’t know how much he deserves this. His loyalty & work ethic is something to aspire to in life, not just cycling. So proud of you mate.
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Stand up & take a bow
@Eganbernal
! 🇨🇴 😎 To keep that head at that age..WOW.
@GeraintThomas86
still showing why he’s so loved. 🇬🇧 💗👌Such class & graciousness.
Still, biggest round of applause goes to
@alafpolak
this
@LeTour
. True heart, grit, personality. 🇫🇷 🦁
❤️💛👏👏💛❤️
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Class... Proud to know you, Peter. See you soon mate. 💪🙏
Mark, get well soon! I prefer a finish like the one in the first photo 😉 but whatever the outcome, I look forward to racing against you!
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For me, this is the most impressive sporting achievement in history. Absolutely moved to tears to be able to witness this in my lifetime. A sub-2hour marathon. To get perspective, go and try to run at 21kph for 300meters....
Incredible
@EliudKipchoge
& everyone behind
@INEOS159
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British Champion again!🤩 The National Championships is always a special race with a unique style. 9 years after my last title in Glasgow, it seems Scotland’s been good to me again ☺️
200km, wind, rain, heavy roads =❤️ for me and tough, real racing. Thanks for all the messages 😘
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No words needed...
World Champion ✔️
Yellow Jersey ✔️
Darling of France ✔️
We all love you
@alafpolak
. Thank you for the emotions x
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From personal experience,
@kwiato
has sacrificed dozens of opportunities to himself win, for others to win. One of life’s genuinely good guys, on and off the bike. This was beautiful and emotional to watch. Congratulations mate x
This is for the team
This is for my family
This is for those fans, who never stop believing
This is something I will never forget
Thanks
@RichardCarapazM
,
@INEOSGrenadiers
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Yesssssssssss!!!!!! Edvald!!!!!! Finally!! I'm in tears. You absolute hero! So so happy for you &
@TeamDiData
. Persistence
@letour
pays off.
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No. Words. Can. Describe. How. I. Feel.
I will do absolutely everything to honour
#thewolfpack
boys, the
@deceuninck_qst
jersey and the greatest race on the planet
@LeTour
.
Big boots to fill for
@Sammmy_Be
. Can everybody join me in sending him positive vibes please 🙏🙏
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Welcome to the world, Casper Cavendish. Seeing your beautiful little face has given me once again the joy of loving more than I ever knew possible. Your Mummy
@petatodd
was incredible once again. I’m the proudest Daddy in the world. I love you so much 💙
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Guess it’s time to get back on social media! Sorry it’s been a while everyone. Just needed to remember who I am. Thanks for staying with me. Love ya all x
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Sometimes everything you give just isn’t enough. But the finish line will always be there & you’ll pass it eventually. Thanks to
@TeamDiData
. Thanks to
@LeTour
, the race that’s shaped my career & heart. Most importantly, thanks to the incredible fans over the last couple of weeks
🇫🇷
#TDF2018
🔊
@MarkCavendish
finished outside of the time limit today in stage 11.
"A winner is a dreamer who never gives up" - Nelson Mandela.
#MandelaDay
#BeTheLegacy
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A champion of a friend. A champion of a teammate. Now a Champion of the World.
So so so deserved. What an incredible rider to represent our sport in the Rainbow Jersey for the next year. Congratulations
@alafpolak
👏👏👏😚🔵🔴⚫️🟡🟢
📸
@UCI_cycling
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Hard to believe I’m the 1st British rider to win Milano-Torino. Think it’s more adequate that I’m now the oldest winner of the oldest bike race in the world! 😂
But owe it all to my
@qst_alphavinyl
boys. What an absolute honour to call them teammates. Pure class
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Absolutely crying with laughter watching
@SirWiggo
on the moto for
@Eurosport_UK
’s
@LeTour
coverage. Along with bike racing, he was made to do this. His Instagram Stories are absolute gold too. Not just for laughs, his knowledge is impeccable 😂😂😂👏👏🎤🎥🚵♂️🏍
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To say I’m excited would be an understatement. Incredibly proud to announce an agreement to again join my friends
@deceuninck_qst
. I’ve never hidden how special my time was there, how special the people & atmosphere are & how special the Flemish heart philosophy of pure racing is
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The tree-lined, cobbled Avenue des Champs-Élysées. The worlds most beautiful boulevard. The most spectacular finish in cycling, arguably in the whole of sport. Goosebumps every lap. For most riders,
@LeTour
is done. But for sprinters, it’s like a Holy Grail. So hard to get right.
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Buzzing that the Madison is back in the Olympics. Even more buzzing there’s now both a women’s and men’s Madison. Even even more buzzing that
@LauraKenny31
&
@_katiearchibald
just gave an absolute masterclass in Madison racing for
@TeamGB
. That was brilliant!!!
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Just want to say how overwhelmed & thankful I am for all the support and well-wishes.
So
@zesdaagseGent
didn’t end the way we’d have preferred, I think it’s fair to say 😅 Some water on the track, a high speed crash and a few barrel rolls later, I’m being treated for some
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For the last few years, health experts have tried to encourage people to get outdoors and exercise to save lives. Now they’re encouraging people to stay indoors to save lives & suddenly everyone’s on a keep-fit mission.
🤷🤦🤦🤦🤷
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3/3 As competitors, we all try to have an edge on each other. But as humans, we should only wish for peace and happiness for each other. From my heart, I wish you the all the best for your next chapter. 👊
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What a day! Thank you for all the messages of support. Absolutely blown away x
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Who’d have thunk it, hey?! What an absolute honour!!!!
@LeTour
for
@deceuninck_qst
. FML speechless!!!! 🤩
World Champion
@alafpolak1
, Ronde van Vlaanderen victor
@k_asgreen
and 30-time stage winner
@MarkCavendish
will all feature on Deceuninck - Quick-Step’s squad for the biggest race in the world -
@LeTour
.
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In case anyone has missed it, both men’s and women’s races
@letouryorkshire
are competing on identical courses these next 2 days. Same distance, same prize money.
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1/3 I think people are totally missing the point of
@INEOS159
. “He gained time with his shoes.” “He had pacers.” “It wasn’t in competition.” Like what have we become with all this negative shit in everything? Science & technological advancements are part of pushing new
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My newest
@bahrainmclaren
teammate😍🧡
Casper’s not even 2, but he’s OBSESSED with cycling. He wants to come & sit on my
@meridabikes
when I’m riding. So I’ve made him up a little indoor trainer so he can ride with me each day. Absolutely melts my heart.
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Tough. As. Fuck.
So sorry mate. Get well soon. X
When you have a broken knee cap and decide to keep going for another 60km 🤕
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But so happy for
@UranRigoberto
. If you open a picture dictionary at the word "Chilled", there'd just be a picture of Rigo. Congrats mate
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Such an incredibly sad day here in Poland and across the cycling world.
To the family, friends and teammates of
@bjorg_lambrecht
, all our thoughts and sympathies are with you.
Rest In Peace Bjorg. May your star continue to shine as brightly as it did in cycling.
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Announcement on my current health situation. More on Instagram.
Thank you all so much for you support. 🙏
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4/4 Though I won’t be there, as always I’ll be supporting my teammates with all I have, wishing them safety and success in France and hoping we can get even more children on bicycles.
Thank you all for your support 🙏 x
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Can honestly say this is the most beautiful way I’ve ever found out which teammates & I have been selected for
@LeTour
. These incredible touches are what make
@TeamDiData
such a special team. Delighted to be part of it & proud we can race for a bigger purpose
#BicyclesChangeLives
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Luck's just not on my side at the moment! Had a bit of a tumble yesterday in Tirreno-Adriatico. Landed on my face (as you can see), bit bashed up & broken a rib. Finished the stage, but unfortunately I was declared out of the time-limit. Thanks for everyone's well-wishes. 🙏😚
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Sooo happy to be riding again with my best mate,
@EiselBernhard
. More importantly, so pleased he's fit and well after a haematoma on his brain only a few months back. (📸
@mhaller91
)
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For sure I’m not the only one wiping away little tears watching
@alexdowsett
’s
@giroditalia
win. So so happy for you mate. I’ll save the jokes about no tri-bars and disc wheels because you’ve got me too emotional. Enjoy this x
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1/3 For many years of my career I felt unbeatable, invincible. 1 rider came that changed that. A mountain of pure muscle and blonde hair. That rider is
@marcelkittel
. It seemed like cyclings version of Rocky IV. He was the first rider I ever had to “work out” how to try and beat.
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Taking my little 💗💙's, Delilah & Frey, on Le Tour with me, thanks to their little hand prints on my special, trusted
@nike
kicks.
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Some reports that I'm refusing to warmup tonight at the velodrome 😂A bit early when I'm racing Sunday! Good luck to my teammates! Smash it!
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When my daughter still wants to re-shoot a tik-tok video after the 50th attempt. 😭
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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them. ❤️
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Nearly the cigar yesterday, but made sure I lit up today. Buzzing to get the 1st win of the year under the belt
@tourofoman
. With GC & Points jerseys as a bonus. After just 6 weeks training since my punctured lung, so thankful for the belief my
@qst_alphavinyl
boys put into me.
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Love this!!!! 🤩 Listen with the sound on 😄
This unreal sprint of
@MarkCavendish
at the Tour of Oman will easily go down as one of the best of his career!
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Genuinely cried reading this. Closer than teammates, closer than friends, we’re brothers. I could never win an argument with you, but I could never win anywhere near the races I have without you. Thank you for all you’ve done for me, the peloton and cycling. Love you mate ❤️
Hi everyone, I have some news to share with you. ⤵️
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This piece made me emotional. It’s in the tough times that you realise who has a genuine heart & who truly cares for the real you. The funny thing is, Rod would be pissed at me for being so gushy! There’s other incredible people around me too, but nice to see
@millarmind
’s view.
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An unbelievable day! Really happy with my 4th win. So proud to be with
@TeamDiData
& the work they do.
#Qhubeka5000
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Super happy with my 28th
@LeTour
stage win. An honour I share with Bernard Hinault. Amazing work
@TeamDiData
!
#tdf
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Just finished my last training session before racing starts tomorrow for me. Now to try and make the work pay off.
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My thoughts and feelings on wishing
@MikelLandaMeana
&
@BahrainMcLaren
a safe & successful
@LeTour
x 🙏
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Pretty happy with that decade to be fair... I remember fools already saying I was finished in 2010. 🤣 Dickheads.
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Another proud moment for me &
@TeamDiData
. Thank you to a phenomenal bunch of guys.
#TDF2016
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4th today. In a
@LeTour
stage after 7weeks on the bike! Very happy with that! So proud most of
@TeamDiData
committed to me. Thanks guys!
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1/4 Well what can I say? I’m absolutely heart-broken by the decision that means I won’t be
@letour
this year. As I have done for my entire career, I targeted a specific time to be at peak form. This has pretty much always resulted in me hitting my goals or coming damn close.
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Looking at the icy roads & thinking it wasn’t too long ago that I thought nothing of going out training in these conditions without a helmet. Honestly blows my mind, as I can’t think why! 😱 I’m not going to tell people what to do, but I wouldn’t dream now of going lid-less.
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Delighted to announce I’ll be joining the venture between
@Bahrain_Merida
&
@McLarenF1
from next year.
A dream come true to work again with a company whose heritage, philosophy & attention to detail I’ve both been a fan of since I was a kid & experienced 1st hand to much success.
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For sure reasoning as to why noone was there’s a debate that’s too long to tweet, but this genuinely makes me sad & embarrassed about where my sport is at.
@marianne_vos
is, in my opinion, the greatest currently active rider & one of cyclings GOATs. Thanks for highlighting, Peter
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Think I'll need my ear plugs to sleep tonight! Some ride that boys!
@OfficialWIGGINS
@Ed_Clancy
@StevenBurke88
@owaindoull
@TeamGB
. Proud.
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The Basque fans are, without doubt, the most incredible roadside spectators in the world. So passionate. So supportive. Gives me goosebumps.
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The most beautiful sprint at the most beautiful finish of the most beautiful bike race on the most beautiful avenue in the most beautiful city. 💛💙🤍❤️
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Well, Stage 1 of
@letouryorkshire
didn’t go as planned. Absolutely massive respect & congratulations to the winner, Harry Tanfield and a committed breakaway for staying away. 💪 I tell you though, had THE most amazing day absorbing the most incredible fans! Mind-blowing support!
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Delighted to announce my new team! Thank you for such a warm welcome
@AstanaQazTeam
. Here we go for racing and rap videos 😋
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Travelling to one of my favourite places today. Denmark. 🤩🤩
First thing, got to give this man
@MichaelMorkov
a hug for his Olympic Madison Gold. Then we start Tour of Denmark together on Tuesday with
@deceuninck_qst
. So many great memories and wins in Denmark. Can't wait!!!
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Could've been better, but not too disappointed to sit in 3rd coming into day2 of the Omnium.
#Rio2016
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Madison back in the Olympic Games in
#Tokyo2020
!! Guess I'm going to have to have another crack at it then...🤗
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Rode up to Col de la Bonette today for a little something to do. 2700m high. There’s a little loop that adds 100m more to the altitude to make it the highest pass in Europe (I think), but it was snowed under. Love a little adventure 🏔🚵♂️🐐🏔
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1/3 Today I’ve been taking a trip down memory lane... 10 years ago I started to follow the wheel of a smooth-as-silk Australian in the sprints & it wasn’t long before we were pretty much unstoppable.
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Happy to get double digits on wins this year. 1️⃣0️⃣ 🙌 Not in a bunch sprint either 😎 Wicked riding from all my
@deceuninck_qst
boys. Thank you lads 🙏
This is how
@MarkCavendish
took his tenth victory of the season at an incredible edition of the
#MunsterlandGiro
.
Video:
@VelonCC
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This one absolutely breathes bikes. Our littlest, Casper, is 18 months old and on his bike from morning until evening. Unless he takes a TV break to watch...yep...cycling.
.
So proud of him on his first lap of the BMX track on his
@StriderBikes
. ❤️
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What a privilege to carry the flag for our little Team Isle of Man at the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony last night.
So proud to walk into the stadium alongside my brilliant teammates, each one of us looking to make 85,000 people proud back at home. 🇮🇲🤩❤️
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Sure,
@CalebEwan
’s raw speed is evident in that last
@LeTour
stage. His 3rd on his debut! 👏 What’s more, that won’t be picked up, is he was in a seemingly impossible position out the last corner. PLUS the right side of the road is much slower. Full of holes. So so impressive.
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I just found this on my pillow. I actually think my heart just melted. 💗💗💗
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Thanks to everyone for the birthday messages! It’s been such a nice day. Rarely I’m home on my birthday, so to spend it like this is something I cherish. 🙏
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When the sun is out, I could just do lap after lap of my little Isle of Man. (A lap of the perimeter is 140km if you wanted to know) 🇮🇲 🚲 ☀️
@Ride_BMC
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Good morning!!! Wonderful weather on the Isle of Man & coffee with my mum. 2 rarities that make me happy.
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Ignore every other get-fit-fast workout. I’ve got an idea that HAS to be the quickest way for parents to get a beach body...
Every time you hear “Muuum”, do a sit-up. Every time you hear “Daaad”, do a press-up.
You’ll be shredded in 3 days.
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Wow it felt good to be back on the
@letour
podium today! This was for
@tonymartin85
. From all of us
@Etixx_QuickStep
.
http://t.co/QuL3GBc1uY
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Makes me so happy seeing how many people enjoy coming out to see
@tourofbritain
nowadays. Another world from 10 years ago! Amazing support.
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Just Everested, vEverested, whatever you call it, with
@LukeRowe1990
.
We had the idea when we knew the weather would be bad.
I take my hat off to anyone who’s completed it in whatever capacity, it was grim.
8848m altitude in a single climb.
211km.
10hours 37minutes 32seconds.
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Well, happy to open my 2018 account here
@dubaitour
. My
@TeamDiData
boys rode like machines. Thank you 🙏
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Absolutely devastating to see the tragic news about
@MicheleScarponi
. One of the nicest guys you could ever meet. RIP my friend.
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Absolute machines. Truly nice guys too.
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3/3 move forward. No doubt in time his finishing time will be beaten within IAAF events. But how’s it so hard for detractors to just take from this that we now know it IS possible? Also, I know personally how committed
@Nike
are to help athletes raise the bar of human performance
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Remembering with respect today all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our future. Thank you.
#lestweforget
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Proud to be starting
@LeTour
today with this brilliant
@teamdidata
group having each others backs. Let's go.
#BicyclesChangeLives
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🎩🙋♂️ <--- That's me taking my hat off to
@WarrenBarguil
. What an impressive
@LeTour
performance! Massive congratulations!
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Good luck to this man
@GeraintThomas86
tonight for BBC Sports Personality Of The Year.
#SPOTY
. Urging everyone to vote!
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Rarely I'm absolutely blown away by a paint job. But this is stunning! My new
@cervelo
S5. I LOVE IT.
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