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]

Ronan McLaughlin
McLaughlin (front) in 2011
Personal information
Born (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 37)
Muff, County Donegal, Ireland
Team information
Current teamDan Morrissey–MIG.ie–Pactimo
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2014Inishowen Gateway Hotel
2015Team Aquablue
2015Team Asea
2016Foyle CC
2017Aqua Blue Academy
2018Viner–Caremark–Pactimo Cycling Team
2019–Dan Morrissey–MIG.ie–Pactimo
Professional team
2008–2013An 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Ronan McLaughlin". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Ronan McLaughlin". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. ^ Neef, Matt De (30 March 2021). "Ronan Mc Laughlin has smashed the Everesting record in 6 hours 40 minutes". Velo. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. ^ https://www.cyclingireland.ie/about-us/national-records/
  5. ^ "Ronan Mc Laughlin". CyclingTips. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Ronan Mc Laughlin, Author at Escape Collective". Escape Collective. Retrieved 22 May 2023.