Velofacts published a chart of most followed cyclists before. This time we looked at the accounts that the pro’s follow. We checked the accounts from this twitter list.
Velofacts checked 377 accounts. Some pro’s followed none an some followed too many, they were ignored. That resulted in the top 200 below. As could be expected the pro’s mostly follow each other. The exceptions are marked in red.
Only 5 journalists. Laura_Meseguer scores best here. Two other pretty ladies AinaraHernando and adestefanoRai. Belgian TV commentators wielerman and Vannieuwkerke complete the 5. Blogger Inrng also does well.
Remarkable is the number of followers for Manolo Saiz (33)
| followers in peleton |
followers in world |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lancearmstrong | Lance Armstrong | 170 | 3649106 |
| 2 | f_cancellara | Fabian cancellara | 156 | 189941 |
| 3 | MarkCavendish | Mark Cavendish | 147 | 523871 |
| 4 | albertocontador | Alberto Contador | 133 | 530586 |
| 5 | bradwiggins | Bradley Wiggins | 127 | 579630 |
| 6 | andy_schleck | Andy Schleck | 123 | 250311 |
| 7 | thejensie | Jens Voigt | 120 | 95090 |
| 8 | taylorphinney | Taylor Phinney | 118 | 64947 |
| 9 | mcewenrobbie | Robbie McEwen | 112 | 85752 |
| 10 | CadelOfficial | Cadel Evans | 108 | 186900 |
| 11 | JohanBruyneel | Johan Bruyneel | 108 | 98989 |
| 12 | Cyclingnewsfeed | Cyclingnews.com | 106 | 77814 |
| 13 | schleckfrank | fränk schleck | 104 | 146333 |
| 14 | ghincapie | ghincapie | 102 | 131061 |
| 15 | ivanbasso | ivanbasso | 100 | 149318 |
| 16 | Mark_Renshaw | Mark Renshaw | 98 | 78466 |
| 17 | millarmind | David Millar | 98 | 95471 |
| 18 | richie_porte | Richie Porte | 98 | 42053 |
| 19 | Phil_Gilbert1 | PHILIPPE GILBERT | 96 | 28327 |
| 20 | simongerrans | Simon Gerrans | 96 | 41595 |
| 21 | ChristianVDV | VandeVelde,Christian | 95 | 78111 |
| 22 | dzabriskie | dzabriskie | 95 | 77735 |
| 23 | manuelquinziato | Manuel Quinziato | 95 | 21422 |
| 24 | LeviLeipheimer | Levi Leipheimer | 93 | 149252 |
| 25 | mattgoss1986 | Matt Goss | 89 | 43402 |
| 26 | StueyOG | STUART O’GRADY | 88 | 39519 |
| 27 | andykloedi | Andreas Klöden | 86 | 59878 |
| 28 | Vaughters | Jonathan Vaughters | 85 | 47817 |
| 29 | mickrogers | Michael Rogers | 85 | 58911 |
| 30 | Greghenderson1 | Greg Henderson | 83 | 26620 |
| 31 | GeraintThomas86 | Geraint Thomas | 81 | 84076 |
| 32 | AndreGreipel | Andre Greipel | 77 | 25010 |
| 33 | allandavis27 | allan davis | 77 | 18961 |
| 34 | Laura_Meseguer | laura meseguer | 76 | 7938 |
| 35 | chrisfroome | Chris Froome | 75 | 102842 |
| 36 | Roman86_K | Roman Kreuziger | 73 | 25782 |
| 37 | Benna80 | Daniele Bennati | 71 | 14561 |
| 38 | lars_boom | Lars Boom | 68 | 50330 |
| 39 | RobbieHunter | Robbie Hunter | 67 | 38441 |
| 40 | ryder_hesjedal | Ryder Hesjedal | 67 | 53407 |
| 41 | PippoPozzato | Filippo Pozzato | 66 | 13611 |
| 42 | tomboonen1 | tom boonen | 66 | 32074 |
| 43 | janibrajkovic | janibrajkovic | 65 | 31442 |
| 44 | RGUpdate | Robert Gesink | 64 | 65876 |
| 45 | badencooke | Baden Cooke | 62 | 13115 |
| 46 | jakob_fuglsang | Jakob Fuglsang | 62 | 30844 |
| 47 | hornerakg | Chris Horner | 61 | 69286 |
| 48 | maxmonfort | Maxime Monfort | 61 | 21114 |
| 49 | nicholasroche | Nicholas Roche | 61 | 39512 |
| 50 | TheDPate | Danny Pate | 59 | 19434 |
| 51 | cjsutton2 | Chris Sutton | 59 | 16444 |
| 52 | grahamwatson10 | Graham Watson | 59 | 25031 |
| 53 | Chicchi80 | Chicchi Francesco | 56 | 7300 |
| 54 | Orica_GreenEDGE | ORICA-GreenEDGE | 56 | 31580 |
| 55 | RobertWagner83 | Robert Wagner | 56 | 8305 |
| 56 | KlierAndreas | Andreas Klier | 55 | 6202 |
| 57 | VincenzoNibali | Vincenzo Nibali | 55 | 34249 |
| 58 | alejanvalverde | alejandro valverde | 55 | 28709 |
| 59 | kaarvesen | Kurt Asle Arvesen | 55 | 30053 |
| 60 | marcopinotti | Marco Pinotti | 55 | 18528 |
| 61 | KarstenKroon | Karsten Kroon | 54 | 10721 |
| 62 | swiftybswift | Ben Swift | 54 | 36832 |
| 63 | AdamBlythe89 | Adam Blythe | 53 | 7935 |
| 64 | HansenAdam | Adam Hansen | 53 | 26656 |
| 65 | darylimpey | Daryl Impey | 53 | 13222 |
| 66 | giovisco | Giovanni Visconti | 53 | 7263 |
| 67 | laurenstendam | laurenstendam | 53 | 35305 |
| 68 | PuritoRodriguez | Joaquim RodrÃguez | 52 | 19071 |
| 69 | MichielElijzen | Michiel Elijzen | 51 | 3336 |
| 70 | TDWsport | Tim De Waele | 51 | 6597 |
| 71 | bdlancaster | Brett Lancaster | 50 | 12735 |
| 72 | giroditalia | Giro d’Italia | 50 | 95229 |
| 73 | koendekort | Koen de Kort | 50 | 11606 |
| 74 | wegelius | Charly Wegelius | 50 | 16459 |
| 75 | DekkerThomas | Thomas Dekker | 49 | 22462 |
| 76 | MuriloFischerMF | Murilo Fischer | 48 | 7095 |
| 77 | nygaardbn | Brian Nygaard | 48 | 11037 |
| 78 | CARLOSBARREDO | CARLOS BARREDO | 47 | 18485 |
| 79 | Daniel87Oss | Daniel Oss | 47 | 10331 |
| 80 | SRMtraining | SRM Training System | 47 | 7025 |
| 81 | aleballan79 | alessandro ballan | 47 | 9738 |
| 82 | axelmerckx | axelmerckx | 47 | 30292 |
| 83 | iamtedking | Ted King | 47 | 15354 |
| 84 | jejeroule44 | jerome pineau | 47 | 6737 |
| 85 | rinaldonoce | Rinaldo Nocentini | 47 | 3994 |
| 86 | DanMartin86 | Dan Martin | 46 | 13041 |
| 87 | JackBobridge | Jack Bobridge | 46 | 9553 |
| 88 | Mattbrammeier85 | Matt Brammeier | 46 | 9635 |
| 89 | PMartens83 | Paul Martens | 46 | 7048 |
| 90 | UCI_cycling | UCI | 46 | 40318 |
| 91 | leighhoward1 | Leigh Howard | 46 | 6964 |
| 92 | michaelibarry | Michael Barry | 46 | 16069 |
| 93 | pablopenkas | pablo lastras garcia | 46 | 6399 |
| 94 | zdenekstybar | Zdenek Stybar | 46 | 19625 |
| 95 | BenKing89 | Ben King | 45 | 16851 |
| 96 | TeamSky | Team Sky | 45 | 122050 |
| 97 | ThorHushovd | Thor Hushovd | 45 | 51332 |
| 98 | inrng | the Inner Ring | 45 | 19128 |
| 99 | HaydenRoulston | Hayden Roulston | 44 | 7002 |
| 100 | Wes_Sulzberger | Wesley Sulzberger | 44 | 3991 |
| 101 | marcelkittel | Marcel Kittel | 44 | 10446 |
| 102 | theo_bos | Theo Bos | 44 | 18836 |
| 103 | StevoCummings | Steve Cummings | 43 | 11023 |
| 104 | blick | Steve Blick | 43 | 6577 |
| 105 | blingmatthews | michael matthews | 43 | 7648 |
| 106 | EiselBernhard | Bernhard Eisel | 42 | 24134 |
| 107 | GregVanAvermaet | Greg Van Avermaet | 42 | 9703 |
| 108 | jessesergent | Jesse Sergent | 42 | 10680 |
| 109 | luke_durbridge1 | Luke Durbridge | 42 | 5726 |
| 110 | sporza_koers | Sporza Wielrennen | 42 | 26758 |
| 111 | kikooakley | Kiko GarcÃa | 41 | 1036 |
| 112 | luisangelmate | Luis Ãngel Maté | 41 | 4439 |
| 113 | AlexCarera | Alex Carera | 40 | 798 |
| 114 | LLEONSANCHEZ | luis leon sanchez | 40 | 20933 |
| 115 | benatintxausti | BEÑAT INTXAUSTI | 40 | 8767 |
| 116 | michelkreder | Michel Kreder | 40 | 6763 |
| 117 | MarcelSieberg | Marcel Sieberg | 39 | 2798 |
| 118 | SimonePonzi | Simone Ponzi | 39 | 2721 |
| 119 | jacopoguarnieri | Jacopo Guarnieri | 39 | 3578 |
| 120 | stefandenifl | Stefan Denifl | 39 | 4698 |
| 121 | tomdanielson | tom danielson | 39 | 28774 |
| 122 | MattWilson77 | Matt Wilson | 38 | 2947 |
| 123 | ValeYellow46 | Valentino Rossi | 38 | 1188315 |
| 124 | davidecassani | Davide Cassani | 38 | 10958 |
| 125 | gregory_rast | Gregory Rast | 38 | 4219 |
| 126 | opqscyclingteam | OPQS Cycling Team | 38 | 25799 |
| 127 | tomboonen | Tom Boonen | 38 | 34287 |
| 128 | cammeyercyclist | Cameron Meyer | 37 | 12258 |
| 129 | francopelli | franco pellizotti | 37 | 6792 |
| 130 | franventoso | Fran Ventoso | 37 | 8878 |
| 131 | GarateJuanma | Juanma Garate | 36 | 5496 |
| 132 | MBurghardt83 | Marcus Burghardt | 36 | 9558 |
| 133 | Mattibreschel | Matti Breschel | 36 | 13454 |
| 134 | RSNT | RSNT | 36 | 96627 |
| 135 | alexdowsett | Alex Dowsett | 36 | 18825 |
| 136 | enrigasparotto | Enrico Gasparotto | 36 | 4972 |
| 137 | johndegenkolb | John Degenkolb | 36 | 3185 |
| 138 | jolige_jens | Jens Mouris | 36 | 3543 |
| 139 | Carlos_Sastre | Carlos Sastre Candil | 35 | 98608 |
| 140 | Markelirizar | Markel Irizar | 35 | 5658 |
| 141 | MatthewBusche | Matthew Busche | 35 | 9842 |
| 142 | Vannieuwkerke | Karl Vannieuwkerke | 35 | 54129 |
| 143 | daniellloyd1 | Daniel Lloyd | 35 | 9397 |
| 144 | kennyvanhummel | Kenny van Hummel | 35 | 14808 |
| 145 | kmoerenhout | Koos Moerenhout | 35 | 17386 |
| 146 | vicentereynes | vicente reynes mimo | 35 | 1741 |
| 147 | BMCProTeam | BMC Racing Team | 34 | 53598 |
| 148 | Mitch_Bowen | Mitchell Docker | 34 | 1759 |
| 149 | iamspecialized | Specialized | 34 | 76335 |
| 150 | jjrojillas | jose joaquin rojas | 34 | 11983 |
| 151 | johnlelangue | John Lelangue | 34 | 9030 |
| 152 | joostposthuma | Joost posthuma | 34 | 16491 |
| 153 | BandieraMarco | marco bandiera | 33 | 6783 |
| 154 | IljoKeisse | Iljo Keisse | 33 | 10066 |
| 155 | ImanolErviti | Imanol Erviti | 33 | 3727 |
| 156 | JoanHorrach | Jrack | 33 | 3299 |
| 157 | LEQUATREG4 | LEQUATRE Geoffroy | 33 | 3166 |
| 158 | Manolo_Saiz | Manolo Saiz Balbas | 33 | 6847 |
| 159 | celiosi | Paul & Dries | 33 | 504 |
| 160 | ivansantino | Ivan Santaromita | 33 | 2722 |
| 161 | jussiveikkanen | Jussi Veikkanen | 33 | 2647 |
| 162 | michalkwiatek | Michał Kwiatkowski | 33 | 1994 |
| 163 | stevendejongh | Steven de jongh | 33 | 15926 |
| 164 | tomasvaitkus | tomas vaitkus | 33 | 6693 |
| 165 | andrewmcquaid | Andrew McQuaid | 32 | 1820 |
| 166 | biciciclismoweb | BiciCiclismo Web | 32 | 10679 |
| 167 | brentbookwalter | Brent Bookwalter | 32 | 11578 |
| 168 | eliaviviani | ELIA VIVIANI | 32 | 7109 |
| 169 | velonews | VeloNews | 32 | 54813 |
| 170 | AlexRazi | Alex Rasmussen | 31 | 4934 |
| 171 | KlaasLodewyck | Klaas Lodewyck | 31 | 1809 |
| 172 | WoutPoels | Wout Poels | 31 | 11729 |
| 173 | adestefanoRai | AlessandraDe Stefano | 31 | 5643 |
| 174 | christianmeier | christianmeier | 31 | 8138 |
| 175 | davidappo | davide appollonio | 31 | 4683 |
| 176 | jeremyroy | Jeremy Roy | 31 | 10062 |
| 177 | timmydugganJGH | Timmy Duggan | 31 | 4448 |
| 178 | tonygallopin | Gallopin Tony | 31 | 6055 |
| 179 | AinaraHernando | Ainara Hernando | 30 | 4695 |
| 180 | BOUETMAXIME | Maxime | 30 | 4093 |
| 181 | BenSpies11 | Ben Spies | 30 | 122857 |
| 182 | ChrisLeMevel | Le Mevel Christophe | 30 | 3783 |
| 183 | EteZabel | Erik Zabel | 30 | 6794 |
| 184 | JackyDurand | Jacky Durand | 30 | 4919 |
| 185 | Liz_Hatch | Liz Hatch | 30 | 16800 |
| 186 | NathanPeterHaas | Nathan Haas | 30 | 4352 |
| 187 | jimochowicz | Jim Ochowicz | 30 | 8395 |
| 188 | sebaslangeveld | Sebastian Langeveld | 30 | 10224 |
| 189 | wielerman | Renaat Schotte | 30 | 14724 |
| 190 | AngelMadrazo | Angel Madrazo | 29 | 5111 |
| 191 | DarioCataldo | Dario Cataldo | 29 | 3353 |
| 192 | Ride_Argyle | GarminSharpBarracuda | 29 | 42427 |
| 193 | RikBMC | Verbrugghe Rik | 29 | 3641 |
| 194 | ThibautPinot | PINOT Thibaut | 29 | 8351 |
| 195 | craiglewis85 | Craig Lewis | 29 | 7318 |
| 196 | eroscapecchi | Eros Capecchi | 29 | 3759 |
| 197 | jvgarciaacosta | J.V. Garcia Acosta | 29 | 4319 |
| 198 | usainbolt | Usain St. Leo Bolt | 29 | 1804030 |
| 199 | ALANMARANGONI | ALAN MARANGONI | 28 | 1724 |
| 200 | Bartolimichi | Michele Bartoli | 28 | 3512 |
Here is a complete list of accounts with at least 10 followers.
Tags: twitter
Oké nice, where are the cycling-women ????
Do you mean followed or followers? Liz Hatch is on the list, but that will be based mostly on her looks. Marianne Vos has 22 followers in the peloton.