PREDO PROFILES #7: OLLU

For the month leading up to World Cup Predos, we will profile the runners and riders in a series of intimate interviews. In this episode we speak to Birmingham's most obdurate public sector drone, the man known only as OLLU.

PREDO: Predo Thomas here. Care to offer your thoughts on the upcoming Predo tournament?

OLLU: Why yes, Predo, I would love to.

PREDO: Go on then.

OLLU: Hard to say really until we see what the new format and rules are. But I'm just happy to be taking part, the joy of predos is not getting them right, it's the pure act of predoing itself. 

PREDO: And to people like Jude who would say that is the outlook of a loser, what would you say? 

OLLU: I respect Jude's opinion as much as that of anyone else who has never won a predo competition in their life.

PREDO: well, if you recall Europredo, he won at quite a canter.

OLLU: I cannot recall to that, I only look forwards, the future is the only thing that matters in this game.

PREDO: Very wise. Do you have a particular strategy ahead of WC Predo that you can share?

OLLU: Well think about it this way. We all have access to the same information. What sets us apart? Insight and intuition. The two I's. Insight, interpretation and intuition. The three I's. 

PREDO: you finished below mid-table in Europredo. WC Predo promises to be a tougher contest, with many competitors doing extra predo practice. How do you push yourself toward the medal places?

OLLU: I've been practicing clairvoyance, with, it has to be said, mixed results. The sun rose this morning, as I foresaw. I failed to anticipate, however, the dogshit just around the corner on Waterworks Road. Slow and steady though Predo. Baby steps. 

PREDO: Lastly, many competitors have said off the record that they see you as no real threat. How do you respond to this? 

OLLU: They would say that, being collectively shite at predos.