Tom Davidson
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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...
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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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
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...
'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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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...
'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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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...
'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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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
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-...
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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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-...
'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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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-...
'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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@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-...
'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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“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-...
'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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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-...
'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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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-...
'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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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-...
'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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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-...
'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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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-...
'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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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-...
'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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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-...
'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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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-...
'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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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-...
'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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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...
'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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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-...
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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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 👀
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...
'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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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...
'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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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...
'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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I did a little grassroots racing investigation for the mag. Full article free to read online now www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/if-yo...
'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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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...
'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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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...
'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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