Lara Gillespie hoping to follow up U23 golds at World Championships

Lara Gillespie’s two gold medals at the U23 European Champions in May were typical of the type of laudable and inspirational of stories that can pass us by

AMBITIONS: Ireland's Lara Gillespie. Pic: INPHO/Bryan Keane

The sporting news cycle makes for a crowded field. Events come and go and overlap with a dizzying speed and such is the pace of modern life that too many of the more laudable and inspirational of stories can pass us by.

Lara Gillespie’s two gold medals at the U23 European Champions in May were typical of the type that merit more attention. Standing top of the podium in both the Points and the Omnium was all the more noticeable for the steps required to be racing competitively at all.