Ronan McLaughlin (born 11 March 1987) is an Irish cyclist who currently rides for amateur team Dan Morrissey–MIG.ie–Pactimo. He also rode for UCI Continental team An Post–Chain Reaction from 2008 until 2013, and competed in the road race at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships.[1][2]
 McLaughlin (front) in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 March 1987 Muff, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Dan Morrissey–MIG.ie–Pactimo |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2014 | Inishowen Gateway Hotel |
| 2015 | Team Aquablue |
| 2015 | Team Asea |
| 2016 | Foyle CC |
| 2017 | Aqua Blue Academy |
| 2018 | Viner–Caremark–Pactimo Cycling Team |
| 2019– | Dan Morrissey–MIG.ie–Pactimo |
| Professional team | |
| 2008–2013 | An Post–M.Donnelly–Grant Thornton–Sean Kelly |
Ronan holds the current fastest known time for Everesting.[3] He also holds the record for fastest time cycling from Mizen Head to Malin Head.[4]
After racing career has worked as a tech editor at online cycling publications Cyclingtips[5] and Escape Collective.[6]
Major results
edit- 2005
- 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2008
- 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2009
- 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2010
- 4th Overall Mi-Août en Bretagne
- 8th Circuit de Wallonie
- 2013
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 8th Kattekoers
- 8th Beverbeek Classic
- 2015
- 2nd Overall Tour of the North
- 2017
- 3rd Overall Rás Mumhan
- 2018
- 1st Shay Elliott Memorial Race
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Ulster
- 2019
- 1st Shay Elliott Memorial Race
- 2021
- Everesting World Record 6 hrs 40 minutes
References
edit- ^ "Ronan McLaughlin". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Ronan McLaughlin". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ Neef, Matt De (30 March 2021). "Ronan Mc Laughlin has smashed the Everesting record in 6 hours 40 minutes". Velo. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ https://www.cyclingireland.ie/about-us/national-records/
- ^ "Ronan Mc Laughlin". CyclingTips. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Ronan Mc Laughlin, Author at Escape Collective". Escape Collective. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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