Tag: Mattie Dodd

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.

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.

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.