Tom Davidson

1 week ago | cyclingweekly.com | Tom Davidson

Tom Pidcock, one of the best descenders in the pro peloton, has given another masterclass in going downhill, this time hitting almost 100kph down a mountain in Germany. In a new video shared by energy drinks brand Red Bull, the double Olympic mountain bike champion is shown descending at full tilt from the Rossfeld Panorama, a mountain pass on the Austria-Germany border. He is followed on the 6km stretch by Mathias Walkner, a Dakar Rally champion, who films from a motorbike.

1 week ago | inkl.com | Tom Davidson

Tom Pidcock on a descent in Germany. Tom Pidcock, one of the best descenders in the pro peloton, has given another masterclass in going downhill, this time hitting almost 100kph down a mountain in Germany. In a new video shared by energy drinks brand Red Bull, the double Olympic mountain bike champion is shown descending at full tilt from the Rossfeld Panorama, a mountain pass on the Austria-Germany border.

1 week ago | cyclingweekly.com | Tom Davidson

A petition urging the UCI to reconsider its new handlebar width restrictions has collected more than 2,400 signatures in a day. Last Thursday, cycling’s governing body released a list of updates that will come into effect on 1 January 2026; among them is a new rule that a rider’s handlebars must measure a minimum outside-to-outside width of 40cm, and inside-to-inside width between the brake levers of 32cm. The rule comes in response to a trend of narrower handlebars in the pro peloton.

1 week ago | inkl.com | Tom Davidson

Niamh Fisher-Black riding for Lidl-Trek. A petition urging the UCI to reconsider its new handlebar width restrictions has collected more than 2,400 signatures in a day. Last Thursday, cycling’s governing body released a list of updates that will come into effect on 1 January 2026; among them is a new rule that a rider’s handlebars must measure a minimum outside-to-outside width of 40cm, and inside-to-inside width between the brake levers of 32cm.

1 week ago | cyclingweekly.com | Tom Davidson

It was an image that struck fear in British cycling fans, especially with less than three weeks to go until the Tour de France. On Tuesday’s stage of the Tour de Suisse, with 60km to go, the television cameras cut to Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers), sitting on the floor and clutching his left knee. The Welshman crashed on a hairpin bend as the peloton bunched together on a descent.