Tom Davidson
Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is fluent in French and Spanish, and holds a master's degree in International Journalism, which he passed with distinction. Since 2020, he has been the host of The TT Podcast, offering race analysis and rider interviews.
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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Why aren't Team GB's cyclists staying in the Olympic village?
The British riders have been staying in a hotel near Versailles, 10 miles outside of Paris
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Overheating leads Ethan Hayter to change skinsuit and helmet during Omnium at Paris Olympics
'I was just getting way too hot,' says GB rider after eighth place finish
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'One of sport's great stories' - Dan Bigham and the Olympic dream that almost fell apart
A training crash in Paris almost derailed the Brit's Olympic journey, but after years of dedication, he's now a silver medallist
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'A dream come true' - USA win gold at last in the team pursuit at the Olympics
Jennifer Valente, Chloé Dygert, Lily Williams and Kristen Faulkner make history as nation's first team pursuit champions
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Irish track riders make history at Paris Olympics despite not having velodrome
Team pursuit squad, who train in Mallorca, are country's first to compete at the Games
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Mismatched bikes and wheels 'not a cost factor', says Australia performance director at Paris Olympics
Women's team pursuit squad using three different bike brands at the Games
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'It's on the up' - Olympic silver gives GB hope of return to men's sprint glory days
Promising British trio show future is bright at Paris Olympics
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Australia smash world record in men's team pursuit to set up Olympic final with GB
Aussie quartet become first in history to clock 3:40, as Netherlands better benchmark twice in men's team sprint
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'I slept in a horse barn' - Meet the track cyclist who funded his own way to the Paris Olympics
South African Jean Spies is a two-time Olympian, thanks to his determination and the generosity of others
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A family affair: Team GB women's sprint trio make 'memories that will last forever' with gold at Paris Olympics
With their loved ones trackside, Emma Finucane, Sophie Capewell and Katy Marchant wrote their names in history
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Japan use £108,000 track bike with left-sided drivetrain at Paris Olympics
"Once you get up to speed, it's hard to slow down," say Japanese athletes
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'It's not just the Katie Archibald show' - Team GB rely on other stars to lead track success
Women's endurance squad 'still in a little bit of shock' about Scot's injury, but ready to perform in Paris
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'We'll see quite a few world records fall' - Why the Paris Olympics velodrome is one of the fastest in the world
An extra metre's width provides the perfect playground for track sprinters
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'I almost didn't race' - How Kristen Faulkner's big risk paid off at the Paris Olympics
The American's winning move was a bold one, but one she had cleverly calculated
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Lizzie Deignan lights up Paris Olympics road race days after 'medical emergency'
Brit says she was 'really struggling today with pain' after finishing a valiant 12th
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'That was really, really long' - Meet the rider who finished last in the Paris Olympics road race
Charles Kagimu was the only person from the early breakaway to complete the course, just a week after he was bedbound with illness
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'Dialled in' - Remco Evenepoel explains iconic telephone celebration at Paris Olympics
Belgian celebrates Olympic double with borrowed salute in front of the Eiffel Tower
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Specialized, Trek, Canyon, and more: Custom Olympics paint jobs break cover on road race recon
The world's biggest bike brands have pulled out all the stops for Paris
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I rode the Paris Olympics road race course on a 20-kilogram hire bike
On a three-speed steed, I struggled up the trio of climbs – two of which are cobbled – that will light up the weekend's action
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'I almost fell through the window' - BMX cyclist pulls off audacious cardboard bed test at Olympics
Vincent Leygonie said the beds at the Paris Games are 'super comfortable - or it might just be that my bed at home is really bad'
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'I didn't do anything wrong' - Tom Pidcock defends daring move that won Olympic gold
Brit booed by French crowds after mountain bike victory, despite consensus of no wrongdoing
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'Thrown in at the deep end' - Meet the youngest cyclist on Team GB's Olympic squad
First inspired by London 2012, teenager Ella Maclean-Howell is making her Olympic debut in Paris
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'It just exploded' - Rider suffers freak wheel break during Olympic mountain bike race
Candice Lill had to run to the tech zone after an 'unusual' mechanical at Paris Olympics
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'17 watts faster' - Double disc wheels help propel Wout van Aert to bronze in Olympics time trial
Belgian earns final podium spot using unorthodox wheel set-up
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