Brass bands in Vorarlberg, Swiss switchbacks and a bruising Nationals leave Mattie with solid top-20s and a narrow escape from that Aberystwyth pile-up. Now back in Austria, he braces for the Tour of Austria’s shark-toothed parcours.
Iona Mitchell is back with her second dispatch from the sharp end of domestic racing. This time, it’s all about midweek mind games and weekend chaos: biscuit raids, TT rivalries, and bunch sprints on bacon-scented start lines. With trademark wit, she takes us from the psychological warfare of a Wednesday night club race to the elbows-out drama of Binfield.
Say hello to Iona Mitchell – our newest voice at The British Continental. Her first diary is a punchy, laugh-out-loud dive into the true grit of UK road racing: crashes on Banbury’s berg, skinsuit changes in office loos, and shifter-snapping chaos at Palace. Raw, witty, 100 % real.
After months sidelined by illness, Mattie’s finally back in action—and he’s got stories to tell. From unexpected gravel adventures to slippery Slovenian roads and Italian climbs that test both legs and teamwork, his latest journal entry captures the highs, the humour, and the raw excitement of returning to the sport he loves.