Orla Walsh is an Irish track cyclist.[1][2][3] She competed individually in the women's scratch,[4] as well as part of the Irish team, at the 2019 European Games in the team pursuit.[5] As of August 2020[update], she holds the Irish record for the 500m time trial at 36.220.[6] She started cycling in her twenties, her transition into elite sportswoman was the subject of a 2021 Global Cycling Network documentary Cycling Changed My Life: Orla Walsh.[7]
 Orla Walsh (2019) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 May 1989 |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track cycling |
| Amateur team | |
| 2015 - | Orwell Wheelers |
| Professional team | |
| Nopinz Symec | |
References
edit- ^ "Orla Walsh takes second Irish title in two days at National Track Champs". Sticky Bottle. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Cooney, Gavin. "'The way out for me was becoming addicted to something else, which is the bike'". The42. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ 2019 UEC Track Elite European Championships Qualifying results (pdf). VeloResults.com (Report).
- ^ "Women's Scratch Race – Results" (PDF). MEGOC. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Women's Team Pursuit – Qualifying – Start List" (PDF). MEGOC. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Two National Records fall at thrilling Track National Championships". Cycling Ireland. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Cycling Changed My Life: Orla Walsh at IMDb
External links
edit- Orla Walsh at ProCyclingStats
- Orla Walsh on Instagram
 | This biographical article relating to Irish cycling is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |