Category: Riders

Mattie Dodd’s latest journal takes us inside a stint of stage racing that stretched from the Czech Republic to Romania, via Slovenia and Italy. It’s classic Mattie: sharp-eyed, self-deprecating, equal parts grit and gallows humour.

Breakaways with WorldTour stars, searing Italian heat and a sprint slip at GP Poggiana mark a month of hard racing and near misses as Mattie gears up for a busy late season.