a conversation with...

  The Cycle Sierra Nevada Scholarship was developed as a way to sponsor young cyclists that may not have opportunity or financial capacity to avail of a cycling training camp. In this section we take 5 minutes for a chat with one of the applicants selected for the 2019 program.

Jonny Foster - IRELAND

Who are you?

I’m Jonny foster , I’m 17 and I’m from Ireland

What team do you ride for?

The sportsroom racing

Why did you start cycling?

I watched the 2012 Olympic TT and just taught it looked so cool

Have you any sporting backgrounds apart from cycling?

I played gaelic for most of my life until recently

What type of cyclist are you? Do you compete in other disciplines, other than road cycling?

I’m a powerful rider , fairly good at TT’s and in strong wind. Tried cx once and safe to say it’s not for me !

Favourite piece of cycling equipment/kit?

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Your greatest achievements on a bicycle?

2nd in national time trial

Your favourite professional cyclist? (past and present)

Michael valgren and Tom dumoulin

Most memorable moment/stage win from professional cycling?

Peter Sagan world championships win in 2015

Your favourite stage race and one day race?

Stride bianche, always a good race and the photos of it are amazing

What's your current favourite music album/song?

Picture this (Interesting choice of music Jonny!)

Tell us something we don’t know about you already and you don’t mind the general public knowing?

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Hopes and plans for the future?

Keep racing and see where it gets me