2024 Season Finale | An evening with Matt Dickinson

BDOVELO 2024 Season Finale Montage

Bringing the curtain down on another successful season, BDOVELO returned to the Pinarello store where we celebrated our 9th year of bringing networking and cycling together.  A short resume of the season featured the BDOVELO trip to Tavira in Portugal,  regular supported rides around the M25, Friday morning Zwifting, our informal rides in Richmond Park, a highly recommended trip to the velodrome at Lee Valley and the Tour of the Isle of Wight.  Our evening events saw us regaled with stories from the peloton with Alex Dowsett and elite coach turned pro, Monica Greenwood, advice from nutrition expert and oncologist Professor Rob Thomas, anecdotes from the Trans-Continental race from ultra rider Matt Falconer and finally an "Audience with Matt Dickinson", former Sports Writer of the Year

An informal chat with Matt, brought out tales covering Wiggins, Armstrong, Cavendish and Froome and many more stories that didn’t make the back pages of The Times!  It's hardly surprising that Matt, having been a scribie for over 25 years, has now turned his hand to a career in psychotherapy given the characters he has run into in cycling and other sports.  Sporting success, defined by a need for “compassionate ruthlessness” resonated throughout. 

The evening ended with our new "Club member of the year” awards being presented to Ian Lindsay and longstanding BDOVELO supporter Grahame Jones; congratulations to both.  Finally, the raffle raised £500 for Cancer My Arse, a charity created by Kevin Griffiths whose connection with Pinarello led us to the excellent venue some years ago.

Here's a link to the Season Finale photographs. 

So, another BDOVELO season draws to a close and a big thank you to all those that have joined us over the course of 2024. Season's Greetings to you all; ride safe, and here’s to 2025!