The Best Social Media Posts From the 2018 Tour de France

With Lawson Craddock pushing through a busted eye and fractured shoulder blade, comparisons turned to the FIFA World Cup, which was taking place at the same time.

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Gotta do what you gotta do, right?

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Or aer-no?

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*Cheers*

@JayRThomas

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Hey, if it's working for him...

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It wouldn't be the Tour de France without a little controversy. Greipel and Fernando Gaviria were relegated to the back of the pack due to not holding their line and making contact in the final sprint.

@andregreipel

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Olympic gold medalist Greg Van Avermaet held onto the maillot jaune for the majority of the first half of the race, including one day in the mountains—something no one expected.

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Few people were looking forward to 15 sectors of cobbled roads.

@mrconde

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Not even the favorites were saved from taking a tumble on the bumpy roads.

@James_Dart

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It just means more.

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Well, at least they survived?

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Sure, Dan, sure. You do you.

@DanMartin86

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A little dirt never hurt anybody.

@TeamSky

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When you care more about the lantern rouge than who's wearing the yellow jersey.

@nealrogers

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Mountains and sprinters don't exactly mix.

@AndreGreipel

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Kittel, Gaviria, Groenewegen—oh my!

@NBCSNCycling

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Despite missing the time cut, Greipel wasn't about to get help coming home.

@EuroHoody

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When a rider literally breaks his back due to (accidental) spectator interference, it might be time to take a look at event operations.

@Cyclocosm

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After wearing cycling shoes for hours upon hours each day, we don't blame him for sliding those toes into something comfy at any chance he can get.

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Argyle the Crocodile, your favorite team mascot since 2018.

@argylethecrocodile

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It's always a fun time when Peter Sagan's in the peloton.

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Yellow on top of Alpe d-Huez, yellow in Paris?

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Four-time champ Froome was the leader but Geraint Thomas was in yellow. What leadership issue?

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"I was not sure...so I put it everywhere."

@pierrooorolland

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Solid rating.

@NBCSports

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You can't not be impressed by Peter Sagan.

@petosagan

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That's how the saying goes, right?

@BORAhansgrohe

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A protest by farmers turned destructive as riders got residual tear gas in their eyes, and the stage had to be neutralized before picking back up.

@sporino

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A flip over the rock wall on a descent gave spectators and Tour personnel a scare. But Gilbert got up, brushed himself off and was on his way again.

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You may not like Chris Froome, but this might be taking it a touch too far, as the police mistook the four-time Tour champ for a spectator in an unauthorized area and took him to the ground.

@albertsecall

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TBH, he's lucky it wasn't worse.

@philippegilbert

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A rare sight, indeed. Plus, in the words of Peter Sagan: "The lion recovers faster than the zebra."

@jaredgruber

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The stage wasn't nice to anyone, apparently.

@ride_argyle

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From domestique to top of the podium.

@markcavendish

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We're just as speechless.

@nzaccardi

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