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Lance Armstrong may crash while tweeting - Twitter rules the Tour

by JG Mason on Jul 5, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Lance armstrong twittering his thumbs off

Forget in car cams.  Forget spying on coded cell phone conversations between rider and coach.  Twitter is the hottest place to get the inside scoop on what is happening inside the Tour that you won’t find anywhere else.  For example, you won’t find Phil Liggett commenting on Levi Leipheimer’s slippers.

Twitter is the perfect venue for riders on the Tour.  Tweeting is short, quick, and easy from just about anywhere.  Getting instant feedback from riders takes you inside the Tour like nothing else.  Cycling great Lance Armstrong has been on Twitter for sometime.

For weeks, I’ve been following Lance Armstrong as he trains and gets mentally prepared for the Tour where he’s got a shot to win a record-breaking 8th time.  His comments have ranged from funny “Kreuziger just moved into 2nd. I raced with his dad! Haha..” to informative, “About to head to the team mtg. St 2 isn’t easy. Rolling terrain and high temps. And surely the bunch will be antsy and aggressive.” to inspiring, “No worries, it’s been this way for 10 years. I have nothing to hide. http://bit.ly/8lxT2.”

But Lance isn’t the only one on Twitter.  Here is an incomplete list of riders and celebs on the Tour:


Some Tour news to follow:

The Tour de France started yesterday and will run for the next three weeks. 

Event’s homepage: [letour]

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