Colm O'Regan: Cycling up St Patrick's Hill in Cork — even Lance Armstrong couldn't do it

I had the feeling that I was going to go backwards and fall off the world

Irish Examiner columnist, writer and comedian Colm O'Regan

I’m blaming the Yaris. The car was parked at the corner of Hardwicke Street and St Patrick’s Hill. Someone was having a think at the corner and took away
whatever momentum I had and THAT is the only reason why I was unable to cycle all the way up St Patrick’s Hill.

I studied geography for the Leaving Cert so I’m qualified to say this: It’s some hill; like cycling up the ramp of a cattle lorry. I was down to 1&1 on the gears but eventually about three-quarters of the way up, I just couldn’t go any further.