In a weekend of ice-cream mishaps, borrowed kit and back-of-the-van logistics, London Academy’s Iona Mitchell finds herself at the heart of the chaos — and the quiet triumph — of life on the domestic road scene.
From sofa sulks to sprint finishes, Iona Mitchell’s latest rider journal captures the messy, funny, and unexpectedly joyful side of domestic racing.
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.