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Is twerking the new cycling? UCI Facebook page gets hacked

Page links to video of someone being energetic in Lycra ...actually, no change there, then

The UCI’s Facebook page was hacked today – and it took several hours for world cycling’s governing body to be able to get back to business as usual on the social network ahead of one of its biggest weekends of the year.

Instead of learning the latest about the build-up to the UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships at Zolder in the Netherlands, from lunchtime onwards visitors were greeted to delights such as a twerking freestyle video and footage of the Dribble Sisters running through their dance moves.

UCI Facebook hacked - twerking screenshot.png
UCI Facebook hacked - Dribble Dancers screenshot.png

Both those videos were linked from the website 9Gag.tv via Laughwithvoice.com and it’s safe to say neither is 100 per cent safe for work (although the twerking video does feature someone being rather energetic while dressed in Lycra, so does at least have in common with more usual UCI fare).

In a message posted to the social network shortly after 7pm GMT this evening, the organisation said: “As you may have noticed our page was being hacked for the last few hours ... But we're now back on track for the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships this weekend!”

We can’t help wondering whether it was indeed a case of hacking, or whether one of its admins accidentally shared something destined to be posted on a personal account.

That’s something we at road.cc towers know from experience can happen occasionally when running multiple social media accounts ... although thankfully a colleague will usually point out what’s happened pretty pronto!

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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stenmeister | 8 years ago
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My work doesn't even consider the UCI site to be safe for work at the best of times

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CXR94Di2 | 8 years ago
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StraelGuy | 8 years ago
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If anyone wants to watch it it's, erm, quite 'impressive'...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6vinrXWxls

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Hindmost replied to StraelGuy | 8 years ago
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guyrwood wrote:

If anyone wants to watch it it's, erm, quite 'impressive'...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6vinrXWxls

 

Needs Sean Kelly commentary...

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Veloism replied to Hindmost | 8 years ago
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Hindmost wrote:

guyrwood wrote:

If anyone wants to watch it it's, erm, quite 'impressive'...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6vinrXWxls

 

Needs Sean Kelly commentary...

Could you imagine 

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Woldsman replied to StraelGuy | 6 years ago
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guyrwood wrote:

If anyone wants to watch it it's, erm, quite 'impressive'...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6vinrXWxls

 

Thanks for sharing. As I suspected, the moves carried out are largely indistinguishable from those undertaken during the pre-ride warm-up of my old CTC 'B' group. 

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