mini wav goes on tour

wav1

You all know the story by now.One of the lads who is a type 1 diabetic got the chance last yr to attend their training camp in the states,and as a follow up got to ride the junior tours of both Ireland and Wales with them.The education re his illness was brilliant,putting it together with his sport.
Now as a follow up,he has signed a contract to ride with the Novo Nordisk Devo team for 2014.He was in the states again just before christmas in Santa Barbera California for the team launch and camp.He's doing his leaving cert in June and will go directly to the team then for the 2nd half of the season.What a lifetime experience.We're all chuffed here for him.
A huge thanks to all the boardsies who took an interest in this tale as it unfolded over the past 8 months or so.To all in the cycling fraternity who supported him financially to get there in the first place.To Killallener for the famous skin suit auction,and to 2 boarsies who bought them.You know and we know who ye are.Lots just walked up to him and helped out jist off the cuff.Still a boardsie helping him out at present as theres medical stuff to be sorted for him.He will be riding the first half of the season here in the team colours.To each and everyone who helped him get here THANKS THANKS THANKS.To himself for improving beyond recognition in the past year,well done.You've made a has been cyclist very happy.
''Sometimes good things happen to the nice guy''

godtabh

So that on twitter and figured it was your lot

bcmf

Brilliant to hear Wav1.
Hope everything goes well for him.









Should have kept that Ribble it could be worth money in the future

wav1

bcmf wrote: »

Brilliant to hear Wav1.
Hope everything goes well for him.









Should have kept that Ribble it could be worth money in the future

tough bcmf.ribble comes from the wrong twin.

Eamonnator

Great spread in this week's Drogheda Independent.
Well done and best of luck to the young 'un

wav1

Eamonnator wrote: »

Great spread in this week's Drogheda Independent.
Well done and best of luck to the young 'un

Thanks Eamonnater.Yes great spread and highlights the sport as well.My memory tells me you were one of the very first to give him a dig out when he went stateside for the first time.

feck sake lads

Fantastic news delighted for him and yourself and rest of the family .

do you have any photos of him in his new team.

cheers
anto.

Eamonnator

There's a great photo of Jun wav1 in the Drogheda Independent.
Unfortunately, there's another photo on the same page of some rather shady
Characters. Least said about them, the better.

padjo5

Deadly news, couldn't happen a more decent chap.

Eamonnator, there was a photo, taken last year, of a very infamous local couple, just prior to a charity spin, in the Drogheda Leader last week!!

Eamonnator

Touche.
I walked myself into that.o

wav1

feck sake lads wrote: »

Fantastic news delighted for him and yourself and rest of the family .

do you have any photos of him in his new team.

cheers
anto.

Anto www.teamnovonordisk.com click in to team and scroll to Devo team and some nice shots there of the international line up.

lennymc

direct link available here

wav1

lennymc wrote: »

direct link available here

Now you know why your our IT man Lenny.

wav1

UPDATE.OK Leaving cert done,upgrade achieved last week,now its time at last to bid adieu to mini wav as he flies out to Georgia to link up with his new team mates.Leaves on June 30th for the remainder of the season.Has been really consistent all season and now its time for him to take the step up.He's real healthy,in good form,and raring to go.Thanks to all on here who helped him in every way up to now.His time has come.

lennymc

One less points stealer in A3 to worry about

best of luck to him

wav1

lennymc wrote: »

One less points stealer in A3 to worry about

best of luck to him

He wouldn't even have a licence without ya.

lennymc

wav1 wrote: »

He wouldn't even have a licence without ya.

haha. All part of the lennymc IT support package.

wav1

Super news from a proud dad.mini wav today in his first outing in the states won stage 1 of the Pisgah omn in North Carolina for team novo nordisk.Got in to a 3 man move with 15 miles to go and won the gallop.Have photo of him on top step of podium and will try to get it up later if I can.Cant believe it TBH.

lennymc

Mini wav on the top step of the podium. Well done!!

wav1

He did it again.final crit stage and overall victory.team thrilled and so are we.was a long night waiting on results.call came at 2am.settling in very well

lennymc

some great pics at http://pauljackson.zenfolio.com/p204491395

Pawlie

I remember racing last year along with young campell up in meath and while we were surfing the bunch going into little holes to stay up front and awl fella gave him an earful saying he was robbing his gap that he was going to go into and that he has raced more time than young campell had hot dinners,I couldn't stop laughing at him,and all the young man did was smile and coasted away from him.

I wonder what he would think of this result he after getting stateside.
Chapau young fella,I love seeing youngfellas have no fear and actually racing.

http://www.stickybottle.com/races-results/daragh-campbell-picked-for-novo-nordisk-pro-feeder-squad-after-first-victory-in-us/

CramCycle

MOD VOICE: Merged threads as they are one in the same person.

Pawlie

CramCycle wrote: »

MOD VOICE: Merged threads as they are one in the same person.

Thanks man,didn't know there was another,great news and riding by young wav

CramCycle

Just looking at the report there:

The team’s stated ambition is to have a team of diabetics ride the Tour de France in 2022, the 10th anniversary of the invention of diabetes changing drug insulin.

It would also put young Wav in the average age of tour de france winners for the past twenty years, just saying , no pressure

00-08: 29.9
90-99: 29.4

WillyFXP

CramCycle wrote: »

Just looking at the report there:

"The team’s stated ambition is to have a team of diabetics ride the Tour de France in 2022, the 10th anniversary of the invention of diabetes changing drug insulin."

It would also put young Wav in the average age of tour de france winners for the past twenty years, just saying , no pressure

00-08: 29.9
90-99: 29.4

Surely that should read 100th anniversary?

CramCycle

WillyFXP wrote: »

Surely that should read 100th anniversary?

Yes it should, silly copy and paste without proof reading

wav1

Thought i'd bring this up from the archives as tonight it was announced that Team Novo Nordisk Devo team are coming for the an Post Ras in two weeks and yes mini wav has been included in the team.Whole story has come a long way since we spoke here about him going to the first camp in 2013.Ironically it was on the ras that year that my colleagues and friends made a collection to help send him on his way.Looks like the story has come the full cycle.We're all proud as punch in club and family.

Lusk_Doyle

And it going through Drogheda too! Cool.