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