Tom Davidson

Who is Kim Le Court-Pienaar? Meet the Tour de France Femmes history-maker The 29-year-old Mauritian once quit road racing – now she's in the yellow jersey

From overcoming a malaria scare, to abandoning her road racing career, and later emailing teams to ask for a contract, Kim Le Court-Pienaar’s path to the Tour de France’s top step has been unconventional and unique

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'Completely shocked' - Demi Vollering crash leaves team worried and frustrated at Tour de France Femmes FDJ-SUEZ manager calls out lack of respect in peloton after Dutchwoman is hurt in pile-up

I was at the FDJ team bus when Vollering returned from her crash today. Here’s what you didn’t see on the TV cameras

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Farewell free-to-air: Inside ITV's final Tour de France After four decades of free Tour de France coverage on British TV, the ITV team are on their final lap. Tom Davidson drops in on the roadside studio

I paid a visit to ITV’s pop-up Tour de France studio last week. Here’s how they feel about their farewell edition, and the impact the loss of free-to-air coverage might have

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'I'm very proud of them' - breakaway team-mates earn rare honour on Tour de France stage eight TotalEnergies riders Mathieu Burgaudeau and Mattéo Vercher become only fourth duo in history to share combativity award

The race jury came to a rare and exceptional decision. On stage eight of the Tour de France - for only the fourth time in history - there would be not one, but two winners of the combativity award: TotalEnergies pair Mattéo Vercher and Mathieu Burgaudeau

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'I'm in heaven' - Kévin Vauquelin is the Tour de France's newest darling Fourth on GC, the Arkéa-B&B Hotels rider is harnessing the home fans' love

No rider has conquered hearts quite like Kévin Vauquelin at this year’s Tour de France. Here’s what happened when the race visited his hometown of Bayeux yesterday

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'I found out yesterday morning' - Sam Watson on late call-up for Tour de France debut British national champion says he'll have 'a little bit of freedom' to hunt for stages

The last time Sam Watson was called up to a race with 24 hours' notice, he won the opening stage
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'I don't want it to die' - the untold story of ITV's Tour de France theme song, and the person who created it The accordion anthem, called 'Beat Route', was recorded in a south London flat

Ever wondered what ITV's Tour de France theme song is called? How it was made? What inspired it?

I tracked down the man who produced it more than 20 years ago, and got all the answers
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I’m in Lille for the Tour de France 🇫🇷

It’s always an immense privilege to report on any race, but particularly this one. Keep an eye on @cyclingweekly.com for all my stories 👀

'I bring good news from the other side': This is the end of a TV coverage era, but the Tour de France stops for no one James Shrubsall looks back at nearly 40 years of free Tour de France coverage and ponders the new normal

Lovely words from my colleague James

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'I broke two ribs and had six stitches' – 87-year-old becomes one of oldest LEJOG finishers despite nasty crash Wrapped in bandages, Brian Lewis was determined to complete his 14-day attempt

There’s a mantra 87-year-old Brian Lewis likes to live by: “Adventure not dementia”

He’s now one of the oldest ever finishers of LEJOG. Here’s his story

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'There are no refunds for this surgery' - Cyclist set for double leg amputation after 'final' bike ride Tom Staniford has already raised more than £11,000 for charity

“I didn’t do this to be inspiring... I’m doing it so I can get new legs. It seemed like a good thing to try and make some money as a side effect of that.”

Enjoyed my chat with @tomstaniford.bsky.social, who has chosen to have both his legs amputated

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'I'd like to win another two gold medals at the LA Olympics': Kristen Faulkner on varsity rowing, venture capital, and the proudest moment of her career The double Olympic champion takes on Cycling Weekly's Q&A

It wasn’t until she was 24 that Kristen Faulkner first got on a road bike. Now she’s a double Olympic champion, and eyeing a lot more success

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'They thought I was dying' - Meet the 80-year-old Brit who won four world titles weeks after leaving hospital A serious health scare couldn't keep Olympic track cyclist Geoff Cooke away from the boards

Geoff Cooke is one of the most determined and positive people I've had the pleasure of interviewing. Here's his story (it's a real heart-warmer), which I wrote for the mag last month

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UCI Track Champions League cancelled after four years Commitment to track cycling series proves short-lived as it is axed prematurely

There was an eight-year commitment between the UCI and Warner Bros Discovery to produce the TCL. It has today been axed after four

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'Winning is a dream' - Suspense builds for return of women's Milan-San Remo after 20 years Race's comeback marks a new milestone, say riders

There’s not a rider on the start list of San Remo Women who raced in the last edition. Few will be old enough to remember it, some weren’t even born

Now, two decades on, the women’s peloton is returning to San Remo

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The Tour de France is starting in Edinburgh in 2027 - but let’s not forget Lille this year, which takes a third of the time to get to on the train from London

London to Lille: 1h22
London to Edinburgh: 4h22

The Shell deal isn’t as lucrative as people think it is (or as it should have been to justify the backlash!)

It’s more just cautiousness at the start of the Olympic cycle. They might need the money in a few years for last-minute qualifying points / new kit development etc

Here’s what Katie Archibald had to say about this last month.

Essentially, though, the big event this year is Worlds, and to qualify for events there, nations need to have competed in them at either Euros or this NC. GB sent a full squad to Euros, so there’s less emphasis on this comp

18-year-old Cat Ferguson set for Paris-Roubaix debut in first pro year "I can't tell you how excited I am," said junior world champion as she revealed provisional 2025 programme

Cat Ferguson is set to become one of the youngest riders ever to race Paris-Roubaix

“Hopefully I can make it to the velodrome – that’s my aim,” she said

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Ireland* obviously

Eurosport is closing down in the UK - cycling is about to get a lot more expensive to watch Live cycling to be shown on TNT Sports from next month

This is a big story. Here are the key points

❌ Eurosport is closing down in the UK & Irelan
💸 Move to TNT Sports puts cycling behind a £30.99 a month paywall
🇫🇷 NO free to-air live Tour de France from 2026

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Latest issue of @cyclingweekly.com is a Gen-Z special ⚡

Ace features by @t-davidson.bsky.social & @chrissymbell.bsky.social

'It's a bit scary' - WorldTour's youngest rider to pair schoolwork with racing A-level student Carys Lloyd is one of Movistar's latest recruits

Carys Lloyd is probably the youngest WorldTour pro ever. She turned 18 on New Year’s Eve, and the following day began her contract with Movistar

Still in her final year of A-levels, she’ll take time out of racing in the summer to sit her exams

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'I spent 10 days in the ICU' - Anna Shackley opens up about heart condition and retirement Scot was forced to end her racing career at 22, but is now looking forward to her future as a sports director

Aged 22, Anna Shackley retired last spring due to a heart irregularity. She feared for her life, and at one point spent 10 days in intensive care

This was not an easy story for her to tell, and yet, she was admirably candid in doing so

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'I messaged every WorldTour team on Instagram' - How Imogen Wolff carved her path to cycling's top level The Yorkshire-born teenager, who steps up to the WorldTour with Visma-Lease a Bike next season, tells Tom Davidson about her gold-plated 2024

When Imogen Wolff was 17, she messaged every DS from every WorldTour team on Instagram to put herself on their radar. "It's not very good for negotiating power," she laughs

Read my interview with @cyclingweekly.com's Rising Star for 2024

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'I want to have success as an elite, not just as a junior' - Cat Ferguson on winning four world titles and starting her pro career The 18-year-old, Cycling Weekly's Female Rider of the Year for 2024, tells Tom Davidson about her ‘perfect season’

“I don’t want to rush anything… I think it’s really important to remember that I’m only 18.”

My interview with Cat Ferguson - @cyclingweekly.com’s Female Rider of the Year - is now available in full online

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My colleagues and I at @cyclingweekly.com have just released a special edition Tadej Pogačar mag

For one of the features, I spoke to Alen Milavec, Pogačar's personal photographer, who shared 11 pages worth of behind-the-scenes pics you won't have seen before. Pick up a copy now!

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'It's a dog-eat-dog world': Inside the British racing scene's fight for sponsors How much money do teams need? How do they find sponsors? And is it really tougher today than before? We asked those who are always on the hunt

Cold emails, LinkedIn posts and Instagram DMs are just some of the ways British cycling teams have set about striking new sponsorship deals

Thanks to Spectra Racing, Richardsons Trek DAS, Phoenix Collective and Doltcini O’Shea for their honesty in this piece

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