Cycling Changed My Life: Orla Walsh | movie | 2021 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

In an extraordinary story, 31 year old Orla Walsh, reveals how she swapped her party lifestyle, fuelled by alcohol and c | dG1fNUJCcHZRWXlyd1U

Transcript

00:00 She was a very much a party animal.

00:03 She just kind of tested the boundaries a little bit more than the rest of us.

00:07 The transition from the alcohol world into the cycling world was very, very abrupt and very sudden.

00:14 I could tell even on that day, like, wow, she's actually quite strong for someone who's never been on a bike.

00:22 I think then he realised, oh, OK, maybe this girl has talent.

00:27 Hold the line, Arla, hold it!

00:29 She's physically fit, mentally strong.

00:31 She's already at the top level of the sport, for sure.

00:33 There was something in me that was sparked there to be like, I don't want to get dropped ever again.

00:39 I was saying, that looks cool!

00:43 I think she's starting to now believe in her own ability.

00:51 My name is Arla Walsh. I'm an Irish international track cyclist.

00:56 I'm 31, fit and healthy, but it definitely hasn't always been that way.

01:02 [Music]

01:06 (whooshing)