Joe Barr conquers 2,343km Wild Atlantic Way; 6 days, 5 nights, sleep optional | Video | Sticky Bottle

*Joe Barr on the upper slops of Mamore Gap, a climb that is etched into the minds of anyone who has ever raced up it (Photo: Team Joe Barr)*

Joe Barr has completed his assault on the Wild Atlantic Way, rolling into Kinsale, Co Cork, this evening after riding 2,343km through six days and five nights.

The former road race pro turned endurance rider completed the route - with 23,000 metres of climbing - in a time of 127 hrs and 46 minutes, having set off from Muff in Co Donegal late last Sunday morning.

The 62-year-old had first tried the Wild Atlantic Way - hoping to set a world record for the distance - earlier this year but abandoned that effort in Limerick.

He said at the time he had been "suitably battered" by the experience but had banked lots of knowledge and promised he'd be back.

Last weekend he was true to his word and was back out on the road again. And now after an amazing ride from one tip of the country all the way down to the other - weaving around the coast in wind and rain - he has made it.

Congratulations to him and his team and we'll have more tomorrow.

Lara Gillespie attacks Dolomite stage as Giro hits high mountains — *Barr gets a few moments of rest just before heading onto Connor Pass in Co Kerry*

Video - Ireland's Meehan climbs with best on brutal Alpine terrain — *Barr gets a few moments of rest just before heading onto Connor Pass in Co Kerry*

35 secs of Joe climbing out of Keem Beach, Achill island at 5:30.

Moving forward in the wee hours of the morning with the first tendrils of light beginning in the sky is one of the gifts of endurance and the quest of #reachingfurther @wildatlanticway @WhitesOats pic.twitter.com/9Usi20lSsw

— TeamJoeBarr (@TeamJoeBarr) August 3, 2021

Barr winds his way through Achill last Wednesday at 5:30am

Above, Joe Barr's epic ride comes to an end today into Kinsale; an absolutely fantastic effort