Tom Portsmouth
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Tom Portsmouth
@tomportsmouth.substack.com
Professional Athlete 🇬🇧
Wagner-Bazin WB 🇧🇪
Living in France 🇫🇷
Writing on Substack » https://tomportsmouth.substack.com
Old Georgian
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
I appreciate the well wishes José.
August 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Nothing is broken but the back of my hand is skinned. Not to mention my spirit
August 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Can only mean one thing 🌬️
August 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Will give my best
August 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM