Ronan McLaughlin three weeks ago broke the Derry-Dublin place-to-place record that had stood for almost 60 years. His 229km ride in 5hrs 14mins 13sec was especially remarkable considering he spent much of this year recovering from breaking his leg after a freak crash resulting in complicated injuries.
The 35-year-old former international road racing rider from Donegal has also set the Everesting world record last year. He proved best of the many top riders all over the world - including Alberto Contador - who attempted the feat during the lock-down period.
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McLaughlin is a former An Post-Chainreaction rider who represented Ireland in the elite men's road race at the World Championships in 2012. Since hanging up his international racing wheels he has begun working as a cycling journalist for CyclingTips.
He has continued to race on the home scene, while also targeting endurance records. In this video he brings us inside his recent record-breaking Derry to Dublin ride. The record had been held by Olympian Mo Foster for 58 years.
Foster, a legend of Irish cycling in his day who represented Ireland in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico, had set a time of 6:26:00. McLaughlin went considerably faster with his time of 5hrs 14mins 13secs.
