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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Victoria Stansfield only took up road cycling properly last year, and already she’s won some of the biggest gran fondos in the world. I spoke to her about her latest challenge, which she starts tomorrow at 1:30am: www.cyclingweekly.com/news/tour-de...
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'This is completely unknown' – Tour de France sportive winner set for gruelling 500km challenge
British amateur Victoria Stansfield will climb more than 18,000m this weekend in her cycling and trail running crossover
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
In light of reports of Julian Alaphilippe’s retirement, I sat down and penned an ode to cycling’s great swashbuckler. Farewell and thanks for the panache, Loulou. www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/youre...
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'You're not supposed to have favourites as a journalist' – an ode to Julian Alaphilippe, cycling's great swashbuckler who is reportedly retiring
The two-time world champion carries a legacy as one of the most talented riders of his generation
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A lot of tension in Nice after Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney accused FDJ United-Suez of blocking her in today’s stage finale #TDFF2026  Reaction from Kasia and her DS Rolf Aldag, as well as FDJ’s Demi Vollering, Lars Boom and Stephen Delcourt: www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/its-s...
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'It's so childish' – Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney slams FDJ United-Suez after incident on Tour de France Femmes stage 8
Canyon-Sram rider accuses Demi Vollering's team of blocking her in finale
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Thanks a lot, Lukas!
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney made no secret of her desire to win on Mont Ventoux. She reconned it three times, researched the gradients, and hatched a plan with Canyon-Sram for a remarkable yellow jersey coup. Here’s the inside story: www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/i-cou...
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'I could see my dad crying' – inside Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney's spectacular yellow jersey coup at the Tour de France Femmes
Canyon-Sram rider and her sports director reveal the plan that catapulted her into the race lead on Mont Ventoux
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Christmas has come early - it’s Mont Ventoux day at #TDFF2026 Thoughts in the article below from seven riders, including one who proposed to her girlfriend at the top of the mountain this June www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/im-ex...
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'I'm expecting the worst' – Tour de France Femmes peloton braced for iconic Mont Ventoux
Climb expected to prove decisive in battle for the yellow jersey
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Can Marlen Reusser keep her yellow jersey on Mont Ventoux? The #TDFF2026 leader said stage 7 is going to be “brutal”, but the climb suits her, and she’s ready to fight. www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/its-g...
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'It's going to be brutal' – judgement day beckons for Marlen Reusser on Mont Ventoux at Tour de France Femmes
Yellow jersey wearer says she'll 'take care of' Giant of Provence on stage seven
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
When a teacher told Archie Atkinson his cycling would never amount to anything, he decided to leave school. He’s now a Paralympian and multiple world champion, with the dream of being the first para-cyclist to join the WorldTour. Full interview below: www.cyclingweekly.com/news/a-teach...
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'A teacher told me cycling would never get me anywhere in life' – how one rider turned classroom criticism into championship medals
Archie Atkinson hopes to be the first para-cyclist to join a WorldTour team
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot was smiling when she returned to her team bus this afternoon. She hugged her teammates, signed autographs, and calmly said she thinks her GC bid is now over. Here’s what the mood was like on the ground: www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/i-thi...
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'I think it's over' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot concedes yellow jersey bid at Tour de France Femmes
The defending champion is now five minutes adrift with four stages left
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I asked #TDFF2026 race director Marion Rousse about the prospect of full TV coverage for every stage: “We’re currently giving it real consideration, which is a step forward. Things are moving in the right direction.” www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/there...
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Exclusive: 'There's a real discussion to be had' – full TV coverage being considered for Tour de France Femmes, says race director
Marion Rousse says the peloton "deserves" complete coverage
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
If you’re wondering whether we get a special TV feed for the early parts of the race not broadcast live, the answer is no - the time trial started 45 minutes ago and they’re showing what looks like a French version of Bargain Hunt in the press room #TDFF2026
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Viewers at home never saw Sigrid Haugset’s stage-winning move at #TDFF2026 - that’s because the TV cameras began rolling 5km after she attacked I spoke to riders and team staff to hear their thoughts on the race’s limited TV coverage: www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/parti...
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'Partial coverage is no longer enough' – TV broadcasts of Tour de France Femmes criticised after missing stage-winning attack
Only two of the nine stages are set to be shown in full
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Urška Žigart’s memory of the crash that broke her jaw six weeks ago is very blurry. She’s now back, pain free, and racing #TDFF2026 I spoke with her and AG Insurance-Soudal DS Jolien D’Hoore about her remarkable recovery: www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/she-h...
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'She had a guardian angel with her' – from broken jaw to Tour de France Femmes in six weeks
Urška Žigart says she bounced back 'very quickly' from horror crash
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
If the form guide were the only thing to go by, Demi Vollering should steamroll this Tour de France Femmes. Still, she’s expecting a “fight until the very, very end”. My first article from on the ground at the race: www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/i-don...
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'I don't have the feeling I need to save my season' – Demi Vollering carries winning form into Tour de France Femmes
FDJ United-SUEZ leader expecting a 'fight until the very, very end' for the yellow jersey
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I’ll be on the BBC World Service Newshour programme this evening talking about the Tour de France and climate change - starts 21:06 UK time
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
It’s not just Pogačar and Vingegaard… “Sources confirmed to Cycling Weekly that at least two other teams have been tested at 5am during the Tour, one in the first week and one in the second week.” Story by @cmbreports.bsky.social: www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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Multiple riders have been subjected to night-time doping controls at Tour de France
Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard are not the only riders to have been woken up in the early hours
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I asked riders at the Tour de France why they had shaved their arms for the race. I got some puzzled looks, but I also got answers Capital J journalism below www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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'It's not only for aero gains' – why are riders shaving their arms at the Tour de France?
Today's pros are going further than just hair-free legs
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
It was as if the clanging of bells around the cows’ necks at the summit of Le Markstein had called the people to worship. Paul Seixas is in the white jersey at the Tour de France and bearing down on the podium. His thoughts on a remarkable stage 14: www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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'I'm living a dream' – 19-year-old Paul Seixas is closing in on the podium at the Tour de France
Teenager dropped two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard to finish third on stage 14 to Le Markstein
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Chrissy Marshall-Bell @cmbreports.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
@t-davidson.bsky.social and I spoke with Christian Prudhomme the other day. He outright rejected Tadej Pogačar's wish for the Tour de France to be moved from its July date. He also said earlier start times would be impractical. www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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'It's not possible, the Tour de France is July': Race director rejects Tadej Pogačar's wish
The reigning champion's desire for the Tour de France to move to an earlier or later spot in the calendar looks unlikely to be fufilled.
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
“The Alpe d’Huez stage almost wrecked his career.” Tom Pidcock has had a fraught past with the Tour de France. I asked both him and his close circle about his main goal this year: to find joy in the race again www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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'Anything's possible' – how Tom Pidcock is rediscovering his love for the Tour de France
For Tom Pidcock, this year's Tour was never about fighting for the GC or proving his talent – it's about restoring his childhood passion for the race
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
He was a VERY popular chap at the stage start today
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Is Tom Pidcock now a podium contender at the Tour? “I know for sure I’m going to lose a lot of time in the time trial, so a podium is going to be difficult, but we’ll see,” he said in Belfort. More reaction below www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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'I'm straight back in there with the podium fight' – Tom Pidcock bursts into GC battle at Tour de France on stage 13
Briton propels himself from 10th to fourth overall, but tempers expectations with time trial coming up
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
At around 4pm local time today, the Tour de France will past through Thibaut Pinot’s hometown of Mélisey, where he now runs a farm of almost 300 animals “Farming teaches you to let go,” he said. Full story below www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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'The animals don't know what you've won' – inside Thibaut Pinot's farm life as the Tour de France visits his hometown
Frenchman says farming 'teaches you to let go'
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Baptiste Veistroffer is the only rider to spend over 2,000km in breakaways this year. More than 400km of that has come at this Tour de France, mostly solo. An ode to France’s new sweetheart after his third combativity award today: www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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'They won't stop me as long as I'm here' – the hero of the Tour de France is a rider nobody saw coming
Grand Tour debutant Baptiste Veistroffer has stolen French hearts with his solo breakaways
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Today we witnessed the fastest ever stage of the Tour de France - 50.91kph. But why was it so fast? Thoughts from Tadej Pogačar, Matej Mohorič and the day’s winner Søren Wærenskjold below www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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'This is the new normal' – how the Tour de France fastest speed record was shattered on stage 11
Søren Wærenskjold won with an average speed of 50.91kph, but why was the day so fast?
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
From cockroach-infested apartments to châteaux on golf courses, it’s a lottery where riders get to stay on the Tour de France. But how does the race’s hotel allocation work? My piece with @adambecket.bsky.social: www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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'It's amongst the worst places I have stayed' – Tour de France riders are sleeping in nightmare hotels
No matter the team's budget, rider accommodation is a lottery at the Tour
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Imagine riding your first Tour de France in a heatwave with a cracked rib. That’s the reality for Josh Tarling, who crashed three weeks before the race Here’s how he’s finding it www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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'A tough cookie' – Josh Tarling is riding his debut Tour de France with a cracked rib
Netcompany-Ineos rider crashed just three weeks before race
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Tadej Pogačar’s 43km solo win on stage six was his longest ever at the Tour de France. The two minutes and 38 seconds he won by was his biggest single-day margin. Entire Tours have been decided by less. Reaction below from on the ground www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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'The race went perfect for us' – Tadej Pogačar reaches new level of dominance at Tour de France on stage six
World champion leads the race by almost three minutes after one of his most supreme days
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The fire brigade is hosing down fans, riders are drinking 10 bottles a stage, and yesterday I saw Jasper Stuyven eat a fruit pastille lolly as if it were a chicken drumstick Is the Tour de France now a race of who melts the slowest? www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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'It just feels airless' – what do the Tour de France riders make of the record-breaking heat?
The race is wrestling a heatwave, and the riders are feeling it
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The crêperie in Les Angles had prepared extra batter to feed the crowds expected for today’s Tour de France finish. Then wildfires tore through the region, and the race urged fans not to come. Here’s what an eerily quiet stage looked like on the ground www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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'Being here on the podium was a little bit sad' – inside the reality of a fan-restricted Tour de France stage
Crowds told to stay away from the finish of stage three. This is what it looked like on the ground
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Del Toro fever has struck the Tour de France. I spent the day speaking to Mexican fans at the finish in Barcelona. One couple spent €2,500 on flights from Mexico to cheer on Del Toro - it’s their first time in Europe. What a day for them. www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/hes-g...
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'He's going to win the Tour one day' – Isaac del Toro fever grips Mexican fans at the Tour de France
UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider rewards dedicated supporters with stage win in Barcelona
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Paul Seixas, the youngest Tour de France debutant since 1937, is carrying the hopes of a nation. But who is he? And how will he handle the pressure? I profiled the 19-year-old for @cyclingweekly.com magazine - read for free online now www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
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Shouldering the hopes of a win-starved nation, can Paul Seixas bring home the yellow jersey at the Tour de France?
Meet the 19-year-old debutant already tipped as a future winner
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I’m out in Barcelona for my fourth Tour de France with Cycling Weekly. Always grateful to be here, and excited to see what this edition throws at us. One sleep until the TTT 👀
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Tadej Pogačar says comparisons between him and Eddy Merckx are “complete nonsense”. So forgive me for drawing this parallel: just before Merckx won his fifth Tour de France in 1974, he made his debut at the Tour de Suisse and topped the GC www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/i-wou...
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'I would say I'm stronger' – what does Tadej Pogačar's Tour de Suisse onslaught signal for the Tour de France?
A record-equalling fifth Tour victory seems more of an inevitability than ever
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Katie Archibald has today announced her retirement from cycling. A titan on and off the bike, she leaves behind a legacy as one of the greatest track cyclists in history www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/its-s...
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'It's simply time' – Olympic legend Katie Archibald announces surprise retirement
Double Olympic champion retires as one of the most successful track cyclists ever, and looks ahead to future in nursing
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Born out of a YouTube experiment, Unibet Rose Rockets have now blasted into the high-stakes world of Grand Tour racing. I spoke to Bas Tietema, Dylan Groenewegen and Tomáš Kopecký about the team’s rise 👇 www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/i-sti...
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'I still see us as the underdogs' – inside Unibet Rose Rockets' remarkable rise from YouTube stunts to a Giro d'Italia debut
Born out of a YouTube experiment, Unibet Rose Rockets have blasted into the high-stakes world of Grand Tour racing. Tom Davidson finds out how they went stratospheric
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
I did a little grassroots racing investigation for the mag. Full article free to read online now www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/if-yo...
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'If you don't nurture it, it will just die' – is grassroots racing really on its knees in the UK?
Entries are falling and races vanishing across Britain. Tom Davidson investigates whether the grassroots scene is in terminal decline
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
This Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix Femmes will be broadcast only after the men’s race has finished. As such, fans will see just nine of the 20 cobbled sectors / the last 50km (of 143km) www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/a-mas...
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'A massive affront to women's cycling' – Paris-Roubaix Femmes to get reduced TV coverage
Less than an hour and a half of women’s race to be shown on TV this Sunday
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Read the full interview: www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/we-we...
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'We were all joking about winning' – how this 19-year-old outsmarted the world's best sprinters for her first WorldTour win
A day on, Carys Lloyd talks through her breakout victory at the Ronde van Brugge
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
For anyone wondering if Carys Lloyd got her race-winning LEGO after #RondevanBrugge yesterday…
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Oskar Svendsen set a VO2 Max record, won a world title, and then disappeared from cycling in 2014, aged 20 I caught up with him to find out what he’s been up to since (spoiler: he now works for a company that makes indoor herb gardens) www.cyclingweekly.com/news/its-alm...
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'It's almost 12 years since I quit – I still don't regret it': We tracked down cycling's lost world champion and VO2 max record holder
As a teenager, Oskar Svendsen emerged as one of the sport's most promising talents... then he disappeared. Tom Davidson finds out where he’s been
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Four Monuments down. Roubaix to go… www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/every...
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'Everybody's looking at me' – Tadej Pogačar on his dates with destiny at Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix
The world champion could become the first rider in almost 50 years to win all five Monuments – but how much does it matter to him? Tom Davidson meets him to find out
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
My exclusive interview with Tadej Pogačar is now free to read on @cyclingweekly.com👇 www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/every...
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'Everybody's looking at me' – Tadej Pogačar on his dates with destiny at Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix
The world champion could become the first rider in almost 50 years to win all five Monuments – but how much does it matter to him? Tom Davidson meets him to find out
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Earlier this year, I flew to Austria for a one-to-one interview with Tadej Pogačar, the best cyclist in the world. The feature is out now and yours to read for (a ludicrously cheap) £3.35.
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
It’s been seven years since an international cohort was last invited to race in Japan’s Keirin World Series. I spoke to GB’s Matthew Richardson and Joe Truman about why they wanted to sign up www.cyclingweekly.com/news/a-massi...
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'A massive bucket list item' – Six star riders to compete in Japanese keirin series this summer
GB's Matthew Richardson and Joe Truman will join Olympic champions invited to race in Japan
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Luke’s documentary, A Life in Tandem, premieres for free on YouTube at 8pm UK time this evening: youtu.be/WLsCanknLjI?... I’ve seen it twice - it’s brilliant
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A Life In Tandem: Adventure, Cancer, Grief, and Hope on a Tandem to Beijing
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Luke Grenfell-Shaw was 24 when he was diagnosed with stage-four cancer and told he had just months to live. He has since cycled more than 35,000km from his hometown of Bristol to Beijing. The now 31-year-old told me his story👇 www.cyclingweekly.com/news/the-fac...
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'The fact that I'm alive now is totally remarkable' – One rider's journey from cancer diagnosis to cycling 35,000km to Beijing
In 2018, Luke Grenfell-Shaw faced a double trauma that would test his resilience to the limit. Tom Davidson meets the cyclist who turned adversity into ambition
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Four world-record-breaking rides at #EuroTrack26 today. Four! www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/mens-...
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Men's and women's team pursuit world records broken in remarkable day at European Track Championships
Great Britain women break world record twice, while Danish men become first to go below 3:40
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Two years ago, Yuli van der Molen was told she had stage-four Hodgkin lymphoma - the most advanced. She’s now back winning medals on the track, and ready to race on the road this season. I chatted to her about her comeback👇 www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/i-nev...
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'I never told my parents how bad it really was' – How one rider went from cancer diagnosis to medal-winning form
A stage-four cancer diagnosis at just 20 threatened to end Yuli van der Molen’s career before it had really begun. She tells Tom Davidson how she made it back
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Tom Davidson @t-davidson.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I went to Leeds yesterday for the big Tour de France 2027 reveal. Here are some thoughts on the announcement www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/it-wi...
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'It will be unforgettable' – the British Tour de France 2027 stages are even better than we could have imagined
Plans for 'the grandest of Grand Départs' are living up to their promise
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