Pro Cyclists on Twitter: Who to Follow?

by Willj on Feb 13, 2009 10:38 AM EST

I am finding it pretty interesting following some of the pro cyclists on Twitter. In fact, it's the first time I have found a compelling reason to spend much time on Twitter.

I thought it might be interesting to have a thread listing the accounts worth following.

Here's five that I follow - all who seem to use Twitter pretty regularly (recent tweets in quotes below). Any others that you like?

1. HWWNBN:

http://twitter.com/lancearmstrong

Knock, knock on the door. Anti-doping control right now. This is #18.

2. Ivan Basso

http://twitter.com/ivanbasso

I go to sleep... "jatlag" is very tough.

3. Floyd Landis

http://twitter.com/TheRealFloydL

To all of my supporters out there..Thanks again. I'll be starting on Saturday because of the strength from you. See you in Sacramento.

4. David Zabriskie

http://twitter.com/dzabriskie

I am in a van.

5. Johan Bruyneel

http://twitter.com/johanbruyneel

Having a drink w the staff in the bar of the hotel. They're closing at 10? Only in the USA I guess

He sometimes does updates during races from the car.

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I'm not signed up, so I don't technically "follow" any of them.

But I do check in a couple of times a week on the web. All of the above, plus Christian Vande Velde, Team Slipstream, George Hincapie, and sometimes Jani Brajkovic, Christian Meier, Tom Danielson, and others who are linked from the ones I check regularly.

Google is my domestique.

by majope on Feb 13, 2009 10:58 AM EST reply actions

great thanks for those

and to nikki too

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by Willj on Feb 13, 2009 2:46 PM EST up reply actions

I had an account since Slipstream started one

but Zoe has fully sucked me into doing more with it now. Still don’t update myself much but go in and read at least once a day. Others are Meatball, Jeremy Powers, and Rory Sutherland.

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Feb 13, 2009 11:08 AM EST reply actions

HWWNBN:

Sitting in drug control with Voigt, Sastre, and Schlek. Unfortunately going to miss the event at the Capitol. Bummer.

Wow interesting pee room.

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by Willj on Feb 13, 2009 11:25 AM EST reply actions

Indeed.

I wonder which “Schlek.” But maybe he hasn’t been back long enough to realize there are two of them now.

Google is my domestique.

by majope on Feb 13, 2009 12:16 PM EST up reply actions

LoL

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Feb 14, 2009 11:13 AM EST up reply actions

Jani Brajkovic likes to post pictures of his baby...often.

Obviously a proud Dad :-)

by Albertina on Feb 13, 2009 11:45 AM EST reply actions

I'm still waiting for

Georgie Baby, to get Adam hansen on there.. and maybe a few of my SexyBank hotties..

We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950

by CycleGirl on Feb 13, 2009 6:09 PM EST reply actions

And here I thought that was what you were working on. :-)

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Feb 13, 2009 6:34 PM EST up reply actions

I have been :-)

We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950

by CycleGirl on Feb 14, 2009 12:00 AM EST up reply actions

Fly V Australia p/b Successful LIving

http://twitter.com/successliving

Steve Hegg has the keys to the twitter account now. We’ll see what he does with it.

by johnw on Feb 13, 2009 9:15 PM EST reply actions

I have a cheat sheet.

http://zoewashere.tumblr.com/post/62929442/twitter-cycling

by ZoeRochelle on Feb 13, 2009 10:48 PM EST reply actions

hehe great +10

thanks

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by Willj on Feb 14, 2009 2:42 AM EST up reply actions

btw

what does using #atoc signify? cheers

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by Willj on Feb 14, 2009 2:43 AM EST up reply actions

Up next?

Sitting with Cav. He’s thinking about twitting. He says hi to everyone.

—George Hincapie

That would be fun, given Cav’s utter frankness.

Google is my domestique.

by majope on Feb 14, 2009 10:57 AM EST reply actions

I'm currently following:

Lance, Daze Z, Ivan Basso, George Hincapie, Johan Bruyneel, Jani Brajkovic, Taylor Phinney, Axel Merckx, Koos Moerenhout, Dan Fleeman, and Magnus Backstedt (VikingMag).

Also, a bunch of commentators and cycling writers. Twitter is awesome.

by CTV-ROLD on Feb 15, 2009 4:56 AM EST reply actions