From partier to pro athlete: how cyclist Orla Walsh became one of Ireland's top athletes
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orla walsh is the irish champion in the women's sprint. She didn't begin cycling until her twenties, when she started commuting into work on a second hand bike given to her by her dad. Our resident cycling expert, jeremy powers, slides into the host chair for this discussion. Orla and jeremy discuss how she discovered cycling and how her competitive juices started flowing even while just commuting to work. What it's like finding your sport late, and how she's making the most of her career heading into her thirties. Putting on muscle while eating a vegan diet, the challenges women face in the cycling world, and using whoop in her day to day
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