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 the host of The TT Podcast, which covers both the men's and women's pelotons and has featured a number of prominent British riders.
An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when the road goes uphill and actively seeks out double-figure gradients on his rides.
Latest articles by Tom Davidson
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'We're fighting all the time to be in front': Is cycling more dangerous nowadays? We asked the pros
'We need to show some good sense and realise that it's not worth winning at any price,' said one rider
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'I spent five weeks on the sofa': How Tobias Foss overcame illness and got back to winning ways
At the Tour of the Alps, the Ineos Grenadiers rider took his first victory since becoming time trial world champion in 2022. The 19 months in between proved a bumpy ride
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‘For a guy my size, it’d be a big challenge’ - Matteo Jorgenson rules out Grand Tour ambitions
American says he’s not a three-week option for Visma-Lease a Bike
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Tweets of the week: What is crostata and why is it making Elisa Longo Borghini win?
Lidl-Trek have got the perfect recipe for beating SD Worx-Protime
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From broken back to Paris-Roubaix podium: Bob Donaldson is making a statement
Second at Paris-Roubaix Espoirs, just a year after his career was almost cut short, the young Brit is ready to turn pro
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New study reveals impact of chest fairings in time trials - and it’s big
Objects stuffed in skinsuits offer ‘significant’ drag reduction and can save seconds against the clock
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Wout van Aert showers for first time in 12 days, posts on Strava
Visma-Lease a Bike rider 'starting to feel a little bit like myself again' after Dwars door Vlaanderen crash
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'People who know me know I'm sometimes a bit loco' - Lotte Kopecky's rise to be the best cyclist in the world
She may be ruthless on the bike, but does the world champion have a playful side too? Here's her story, from her football beginnings to skydiving over Dubai
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Lotte Kopecky sprints to Paris-Roubaix Femmes victory from six-rider group
World champion takes long-awaited win over the harsh French cobbles
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Prototype tyres and 5 other tech insights from Paris-Roubaix Femmes
From special tyres to ultra-grippy bar tape, here's what we spotted at the start of this year's Paris-Roubaix Femmes
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Tom Pidcock to ride Paris-Roubaix, days after Itzulia crash
'I recovered really quick,' says Brit ahead of senior debut in race he won as an under-23 and junior
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Legal action to be taken against 'violent' spectators, warns riders' union
Proceedings already filed against people alleged to have thrown beer at Mathieu van der Poel
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Tweets of the week: Forget the cobbles, Paris-Roubaix is now all about goats and chicanes
It's a Hell of the North special in this week's social media round-up
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SD Worx-Protime hoping for 'dose of luck' at Paris-Roubaix Femmes
'I hope that as a team we can pull the race our way,' says Christine Majerus
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Jonas Vingegaard suffers broken collarbone, 'several' broken ribs and collapsed lung in Itzulia crash
Tour de France champion in hospital and set for recovery period. Remco Evenepoel also suffers broken collarbone
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'I didn't think the mechanics put a chain on my bike' - Magnus Bäckstedt on his Paris-Roubaix victory, 20 years later
Two decades have passed since the Swede won in Roubaix. He remembers it like it was yesterday
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Cargo brand to replace 22,000 bikes in mass recall
Safety concerns have led customers to seek legal advice
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37psi in 32mm tyres: Why tyre pressures are getting lower at Paris-Roubaix
As wider tyres become commonplace, riders are running lower pressures at the Hell of the North
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'Every time we hit the cobbles, I wanted to cry' - 5 tales from riders who finished last at Paris-Roubaix
Ever wondered what it’s like to be the last one pedalling at Paris-Roubaix? Tom Davidson speaks to those who know
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Elisa Longo Borghini pips Kasia Niewiadoma on the line to win second Tour of Flanders
In-form Italian praises Lidl-Trek team after repeating feat she achieved in 2015
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'It's one of the hardest races I've ever done' - Mathieu van der Poel on his historic Tour of Flanders victory
World champion becomes seventh man in history to win the race three times
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Mathieu van der Poel wins record-equalling third Tour of Flanders with 45km attack
Dutchman pulls off audacious long-range coup to claim Monument victory
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'I've never seen the cobbles as bad as this' - Inside one team's Paris-Roubaix recon
Tom Davidson joins British Continental team Lifeplus-Wahoo as they prepare for the most feared race of the season
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Tweets of the week: Marianne Vos is still boss, Lorena Wiebes raves, and Geraint Thomas issues a warning
While some riders hope to manage one win in their career, Marianne Vos has 250
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