Tom Bishop

Tom Bishop

Professional triathlete

Tom Bishop is one of the UK’s top triathletes. He represented Team England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games following an ITU World Triathlon Series medal-winning season in 2017. Bishop was also part of the Great Britain team that took home gold In the Mixed Relay at the Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships (2016).

Recent articles by Tom Bishop

Tom Bishop's top advice on becoming more aerodynamic

Fresh off the back of a podium at Clash Miami, British pro Tom Bishop shares some wise words about becoming quicker and more aerodynamic on the bike
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Tom Bishop on what life's like as a pro triathlete in 2022

Britain's Tom Bishop shares his thoughts on what it's like to be a pro triathlete in 2022 and discusses the opportunities opening up in this new era
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Tom Bishop on the challenges of moving to middle distance

British pro Tom Bishop talks through the changes he's making to his training to be competitive in middle-distance races
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Tom Bishop reflects on the rollercoaster of WTCS Leeds

In his latest column, pro triathlete Tom Bishop reflects on a controversial and eventful World Triathlon race in Leeds
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Tom Bishop on racing Leeds WTCS

He might be starting last at the World Triathlon Championship Series race in Leeds this coming weekend, but Tom Bishop's ready to race. Here he talks through the course and explains where the race will be won and lost
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Tom Bishop reflects on the start of the pro season

Pro athlete Tom Bishop reviews the first pro races of the 2022 season under the shadow of war in Ukraine
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Three smarter ways to improve your triathlon performance

Great Britain pro triathlete Tom Bishop provides three top tips anyone can follow to get better at swim, bike and run
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A pro triathlete’s guide to Christmas training

Pro triathlete Tom Bishop shares his best advice on training over the Christmas period.
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Tom Bishop explains the foundations of his winter training

British pro Tom Bishop outlines the key to his winter training and offers advice about how you can make it work for you too.
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When and why should triathletes take a break?

Feel guilty for wanting to take a break from triathlon? Don't, says pro Tom Bishop, as breaks are very important for health, happiness and recovery
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Tom Bishop's supersprint racing tips

Supersprint racing is a great entry point into tri. GB pro Tom Bishop shares his top five tips for racing a 400m swim, 10km bike and 2.5km run…
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Tom Bishop reflects on Tokyo 2020

Narrowly missing out on a place in Tokyo himself, GB's Tom Bishop reflects on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and shares some professional racing advice.
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Tom Bishop opens up on his draining battle for Olympic qualification

It's been a tough few months for Britain's Tom Bishop. Here, he opens up on how it felt to see his Olympic dream disappear - in his words, the tale of "the guy who just didn’t quite make it…"
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Tom Bishop on racing Yokohama WTCS

Get an insider's perspective on the athletes' conditions leading up to race day at Yokohama WTCS, and race along with Tom as he competes with the world's best at the season opener
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Tom Bishop's training: gearing up to race season

Join pro triathlete Tom Bishop on his last few weeks of training before his first race of the year and find out exactly how the pros prepare themselves for a packed season of elite-level racing...
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Tom Bishop running advice: What to focus on during the winter and spring

Elite Tom Bishop explains what to focus on during the winter and spring if you want big run gains come race season. It's finally time to leave base-phase and start to build up to the coming season...
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Tom Bishop on winter training setbacks and injuries

Tom Bishop's winter training has not gone to plan, thanks to an overloaded tendon
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Elite Tom Bishop's snowy January training

Sometimes even elite athletes have to deviate from the plan. Here's GB's Tom Bishop on training motivation in lockdown 3 and how to cope when weather or motivation gets in the way of your training plan...
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Tom Bishop's latest training sessions and advice

It might be December, but Tom Bishop has his eyes firmly on his future and the prize of a place on Team GB at Tokyo. Here he shares the latest on his winter training progress, with tips for age groupers.
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Tom Bishop’s winter training regime

It’s December and Tom Bishop is back in full training mode, despite the short days and cold temperatures
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How elite Tom Bishop evolves and adapts his training during lockdown

It's the first day of England's new lockdown and GB triathlete Tom Bishop goes back to training solo
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A day in the life of Tom Bishop

What’s a typical training day like for an elite GB triathlete? Tom Bishop shares a normal autumn 24hrs, just before the November lockdown was announced
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3 biggest triathlon mistakes to avoid - according to Tom Bishop

British Triathlon elite Tom Bishop is beginning to turn his hand to coaching, and tells 220 the common errors he’s seen through a career spent in multisport 
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