
Tom Davidson
Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer and been host of the TT Podcast. He is fluent in French and Spanish, and holds a master's degree in International Journalism.
An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when the road goes uphill, and actively seeks out double-figure gradients on his rides. His best result is 28th in a hill-climb competition, albeit out of 40 entrants.
Latest articles by Tom Davidson
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Promising 16-year-old cyclist Shane O'Brien dies in training incidentThe Irishman was part of the British junior team Camsmajaco
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Star-studded start list revealed for British National Road ChampionshipsWorldTour riders including Matthew Brennan, Zoe Bäckstedt, Cat Ferguson and Ethan Hayter down to race in Wales
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Tom Pidcock's Tour de France warm-up plans shifted, no Tour de Suisse after contracting viral infectionNo update from Pinarello Q36.5 on Briton's Tour de France plans
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'It means everything' – Matt Bostock and Nina Lavenu win rebooted City of London Nocturne critsNight-time races make triumphant return after eight years
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'I'm just pleased I didn't die' – four penny farthing world records broken in central LondonWorld’s smallest and largest rideable penny farthings enter record books
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'We simply ran out of funding' – British aero sensor company up for sale and heading towards liquidationBody Rocket's products never reached commercial availability
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'I have to keep working now' – Wout van Aert shows class is permanent with victory on stage 5 of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesBelgian bounces back from training crash with sprint win
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Olympians and ex-WorldTour riders to race on streets of London this weekendProvisional start lists revealed for rebooted City of London Nocturne races
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Uphill finishes revealed for 2028 LA Olympics road races and time trialsBoth events set to finish at Griffith Observatory near the Hollywood Hills
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How does the team time trial at the Tour de France work? The individually timed format has a dress rehearsal at the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesExpect to see lead-out efforts, rather than teams finishing in neat lines
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'I felt like I was the strongest' – Kate Richardson scores first win of 2026 at Tour of the ReservoirHandsling Alba Development rider solos to victory in windy County Durham
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'I'm proud to open the doors to my new life' – Thibaut Pinot is turning his farm into an Airbnb for the Tour de France, and it's freeFrenchman offering three-night stay at his home with barbecue and helicopter ride
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'An exceptionally severe sanction' – Lorena Wiebes's team 'astonished' after sprinter kicked off Giro d'Italia Women for underweight bikeSD Worx-Protime rider initially declared stage winner, only to be expelled from the race
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'An extraordinary athlete at the peak of her game' – Demi Vollering extends contract with FDJ United-SUEZEuropean champion says she wants to 'keep building something far bigger than just victories'
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'My friends think I'm completely mad' – 84-year-old scales Alpe d'Huez for charityAnne Jones has now conquered Mont Ventoux, the Col du Tourmalet and Alpe d'Huez by bike, raising funds for Gaza
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'I will be trying to do my best on the sprint stages' – Cat Ferguson eyes Grand Tour breakthrough on Giro d'Italia debutBriton hopes to carry winning form into Giro, and onwards to the Tour de France Femmes, for which she is on Movistar's long list
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'A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' – Tour de France calls for 9,000 volunteers for UK Grand Départ in 2027Applications to work on the men's and women's races are open now
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'I knew every single corner in the last 50km' – Alberto Bettiol solos from breakaway to Giro d'Italia stage 13 victoryItalian seals XDS Astana's third win of the race
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'Winning is the best thing there is' – Alec Segaert springs late attack to win Giro d'Italia stage 12Bahrain Victorious rider adds stage victory to team's pink jersey streak
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'I will pee in the bottle to not pee in somebody's front yard' – Victor Campenaerts confesses to being pioneer of 'pee-gate'Visma-Lease a Bike rider vows to stop urinating in bottles after Giro d'Italia warning
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Spanish pro transferred to specialist neurological hospital 50 days after training crash23-year-old Jaume Guardeño 'facing serious injuries', says his team, Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
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Riders warned not to urinate in bottles and discard them at the Giro d'ItaliaOrganisers ask riders to 'respect the image of cycling and the Giro d’Italia'
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'Don't be like this guy' – police report Giro d'Italia spectators who lunged at ridersMedia reports say two men have been identified and could face charges
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'Today was not on the plan' – Davide Ballerini wins Giro d'Italia stage 6 after sprint favourites crash on final bendGroenewegen, Milan and Magnier caught up in slippery finale in Napoli
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