Wanted: journal contributors for 2026
Four months into the season, the interesting stories are already forming. The British Continental is looking for contributors willing to write them down.
Category: Riders
Mattie Dodd journal: finding my feet at INEOS
In his latest journal entry, Rayner Foundation-supported rider Mattie Dodd charts the leap into the INEOS Grenadiers Racing Academy, where idolisation gives way to routine and twelve strangers begin to feel like a team.
Iona Mitchell journal #05: the off-season isn’t quiet if you’re watching Strava
As the road season fades, London Academy rider Iona Mitchell continues her season-long journal, tracing the rivalries, rituals and razor-thin margins that define life on and off the bike.
Mattie Dodd journal: a season that hurt, humbled and healed
After a year that began with illness and uncertainty, Mattie Dodd closes out his 2025 campaign with a wry, honest reflection on the road back to form. From the surreal pageantry of Austria’s King of the Lake to the heartbreak of a mistimed puncture in Italy, his latest journal captures the strange poetry of a rider rebuilding — one time trial, one near miss, and one hard-won dose of belief at a time.