Clodagh saddles up for Olympic masterclass with gold medalists

It’s a Disney dream come true for young cycling fanatic Clodagh Hayes from Cork — a training session with Olympic gold medal cyclists Laura Trott and Jason Kennedy.

Clodagh, 11, from Glanmire, Co Cork, was one of 37,000 young people from Britain and Ireland who wrote, in less than 50 words, about her cycling passion, to win a very special masterclass with the Olympian couple next Tuesday at the London Velopark.

The competition is part of Disney’s Aim High programme, a mentorship that inspires boys and girls aged 7 to 14 to reach for the stars, and Clodagh, who has been cycling since the age of 4, was one of four winners of the masterclass.