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Tom Portsmouth
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Professional Athlete 🇬🇧
Wagner-Bazin WB 🇧🇪
Living in France 🇫🇷
Writing on Substack » https://tomportsmouth.substack.com
Old Georgian
Il y a peut-être du temps pour voir le compteur en entraînement, mais quand vous baissez les yeux au potence vous manquez les frains dans ça moment dans le course?
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I don't think it would be too much to tempt the UCI to implement the track regulations on the road.

What if the solution may be sitting right under our noses, and yet stubbornly remains out of sight, and so out of mind?

Full discussion on my Newsletter:

tomportsmouth.substack.com/p/where-is-y...
Where's your attention?
Remove the Bike Computer; Reduce distraction.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Why do the UCI track regulations deviate from the road cycling regulations in prohibiting the use of the on-bike computer on the rider's handlebars?
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
yes it is, I'm all things from relieved to effing excited to keep racing.
October 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Sander's English is exceptional ;p

I can take full credit for the photos.
October 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Huge, congrats Katy. I find substack is such a good platform to help unpack and step back from social media. It gets rid of the distraction to focus on your words. It builds an incredible community.
October 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Type II: It’s a feeling of taking flight with the theme tune playing full blast as you do it. Full tilt, curving, hoping, with the thrill of this could go wrong, but what if it goes right?

tomportsmouth.substack.com/p/type-fun
Type 𝑥 Fun
I was going to write about ‘time’ and the spontaneity of it for professional athletes.
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October 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Sound disappeared. No wheels. No gears. Just the shallow whir of my breathing, and the low hum of tyres rolling over concrete. To me, that’s the rainbow. Fully in the moment. There’s no need to write about it, I’m already there. Just ride.

tomportsmouth.substack.com/p/rainbow-wi...
"you can't have a rainbow without a little rain"
"Everybody wants happiness, and nobody wants pain, but you can't have a rainbow without a little rain." Maya Angelou, Ingmar, Dolly Parton, Zion Lee?
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October 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
October 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Got some new focus races coming up just this week, excited to try to turn it around
August 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM