Tom Portsmouth

escapecollective.com/the-art-of-t... As a commenter said on this article: "When do you throw? At the right time. When is the right time? That's an excellent question." I think today's sprint answer that question.

I wrote this a year ago. And since I’ve seen a sharp increase in this sentiment as my 2026 season has progressed. Take a look, let me know if it’s accurate. tomportsmouth.substack.com/p/type-fun

Victory at the Grand Prix des Marbriers 2026 📸 Jean-Marie Doerler

After years spent carefully parsing time between the continent and his native UK, itinerant pro Tom Portsmouth finally gets to race and live in his adopted home. escapecollective.com/a-different-...

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"4 YEARS! In France... I had no words, only a sigh — built up over ten years — of relief... The weight immediately lifted. I no longer feel tied to the British Isles. I see a future beyond those shores." tomportsmouth.substack.com/p/visa-vie

British National Championships Info letter, in the very literal sense. Everything is on YouTube for you to watch.

Combatif Jersey today à Tour d'Eure-et-Loir 🥵 strava.app.link/WAkPt5w5C2b

It’s official: the UK is rejoining Erasmus! 👏🇪🇺

A really nice story from La Republique du Centre this week 👇. La rep du centre ✅ L'est républicain ✅

La Sprint à Trois

A topic discussed during a recent episode of the Escape Collective Mailbag. Few have experienced the true wrath of a wet Paris-Roubaix, so I wrote about it. Enjoy 😄

🥈 • Nantes Segré I'm a little rusty at the sprint à trois. I made a decision, and I backed myself. I'm proud 🙂‍↕️ of that, but equally disappointed I couldn't deliver the win for the team in the end. Especially after the joy of racing with our hearts on our sleeves at Guidon Chalettois

The new performance metric that may replace W/kg escapecollective.com/compound-sco...

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BOUCLES GUÉGONNAISES 📹

GP Bousquet Live Stream YT

What's the Rush?

A few photos from Vienne Classic last weekend. The team is wicked. It's a cool jersey to pull on everyday. And I've had fun at every race so far, both with my teammates and how I approach the race itself. A lot more to come. Make sure to keep up on my Substack tomportmsouth.substack.com/subscribe

On the boards 🎉 • tomportsmouth.substack.com/subscribe

First Elite National race here in France tomorrow at the GP AIX www.directvelo.com/actualite/12...

Sit back and think of summer (sign up, support, and re-post) www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjFk...

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The @raynerfoundation.bsky.social is so important for British riders succeeding as pros, here is the list of the next batch for 2026!

Looking forward to seeing what can be done when, athletic, strong and tactical here in France.

"It's really not affecting me at all," a local cyclist claimed of his saddle sore, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. escapecollective.com/saddle-sore-...

Most popular posts from 2025. The top, I'd say, is courtesy of @josebeentv.bsky.social shout out 🙌 More to come in 2026. bio.site/hewholearns

Something a bit different. Describing a spectacular lap of Cyprus. Tomorrow we go to the top 🤞 tomportsmouth.substack.com/p/a-lap-of-west-cyprus

We're only a week into the 10th annual Mark Gunter Photo Awards and boy howdy are we already seeing some amazing photos. Here's a selection. escapecollective.com/mark-gunter-...

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Over at Ben-Efit Bike Fit today in Orpington Ping your fitting questions for them, if you have any.

New team over on Instagram. A DN1 in France by the name of Guidon Chalettois. Ready for another year in Red and Black. www.instagram.com/p/DQZponWDXXc/

I sent this piece to @hetiskoers.bsky.social a few months ago, just as I felt my writing start to evolve. It's a day-by-day account of an adventurous trip to Switzerland. Hope you enjoy. hetiskoers.nl/dit-is-wat-p...

End of season vibes, anyone? ___ tomportsmouth.substack.com/p/a-majestic...