Lara Gillespie climbing the cycling ranks and finding that extra gear despite adversity
‘I am hard on myself ... but I think every athlete does have a bit of that in them. And I think that’s how you keep getting better’
On the podium at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark, last October were Belgium's Lotte Kopecky (left), winner Denmark's Julie Leth and Ireland's Lara Gillespie. Photograph: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images
