That’s why Matt Stephens invited another special guest to the Škoda We Love Cycling virtual podcast studio, counted amongst the “boots on the ground” taking care of the fan experience of the Tour. Meet Simon Donnellan.
Donnellan runs the VIP Škoda experience, helps facilitate the Škoda Hospitality Programme for the winners of our annual Tour contest, and has been to the Tour de France on 20 occasions. His journey to cycling started in his teenage years by riding, and then, already in his early 20s, he became involved with the high echelons of cycling race management in the UK.
In this episode, Matt and Simon go over Simon’s first contact with the world of cycling and the Tour, how it feels to see guests’ faces lit up during the Škoda VIP Tour experience, the immense growth of the Tour and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift as events, how the fans are “absolutely essential”, what exactly happens when you get the “golden ticket” to see the Tour as a fan with the Škoda hospitality team, and much more.
