Ronan McLaughlin smashes Donegal Atlantic Way Ultra 555 record

Ronan McLaughlin was the winner of the Donegal Atlantic Way Ultra 555 this morning with a record time to boot.

The Muff native completed the gruelling course in an excellent time of 17 hours, 21 minutes and 21 seconds, rolling into Letterkenny. McLaughlin beat the existing record of Cormac Keeney, set in 2018, by one hour and 22 minutes.

McLaughlin, in 2017, powered to victory in a time of 19 hours19 minutes 40 seconds.

Second to complete the course this morning was Glenswilly’s Mark McGinley, in a fantastic time of 18:21:15 – continuing the 21-year-old’s excellent progress in the saddle. Rory Devin from Buncrana was third Wheelers in 18:36:10.

In the two-person event, Adrian McDermott and Johnny Kane of Team LK Bikes were the winners in 17:46:41. Dean Lockhart’s crew won the four-person event in 16:22:24.

555K SOLO
	23		Ronan Mc Laughlin	17:21:21	Finish
	16		Mark Mc Ginley	18:21:15	Finish
	19		Rory Devlin	18:36:10	Finish
	4		Brendan Cassidy	19:33:09	Finish
	15		Christopher Beattie	19:34:32	Finish
	2		Aidan Fallon	19:58:33	Finish
	21		Gavin O Connor	21:02:43	Finish
	18		Colm Richardson	21:04:12	Finish
	10		Alisdair Robinson	21:53:42	Finish
	14		Paul Birchall	22:29:30	Finish
	24		John Gilleran	22:38:26	Finish
	8		Andrew Agnew	22:38:31	Finish
	17		Adrian O Sullivan	22:53:24	Finish
	11		Graham Sterritt	23:11:27	Finish
	13		Ciaran Breslin	23:26:23	Finish
	6		John McFadden	24:44:15	Finish
	20		Conor Dunne	24:59:04	Finish
	22		David Dougan	25:13:59	Finish
	5		Gerard Callaghan	25:39:32	Finish
	3		Patrick Morning	26:31:54	Finish
	9		Chris Doherty	27:29:10	Finish
	7		Francis Fury	27:34:42	Finish
	1		Mike Burke	28:47:07	CP11
555K 2-PERSON TEAM
	30		Team LK Bikes	17:46:41	Finish
	28		McGreggor & O’Doherty	17:48:15	Finish
	32		Team R & R	18:53:59	Finish
	27		Galway DHKN Ltd	20:23:46	Finish
	26		Fitton & Mannering	20:32:48	Finish
	25		Smokey Spokes	21:44:18	Finish
	29		Team Jack #85	25:06:25	Finish
555K 4-PERSON TEAM
	34		Dean Lockart	16:22:24	Finish
	42		Dads Army	16:52:45	Finish
	33		The Friary Wheelers	19:03:55	Finish
	45		Spin The Wheel	19:32:45	Finish
	36		Team Ardera	19:42:46	Finish
	35		The Cranford Chancers	20:02:16	Finish
	40		The Pacers	20:30:42	Finish
	37		Mountain Goats	20:35:05	Finish
	48		Mc Cafferty’s	21:17:24	Finish
	39		Team HEXAGONS	22:48:14	Finish
	41		US Pulsetal	22:56:17	Finish
	44		Team H8 Lawlors	24:37:54	Finish
	46		The Lost Boys	03:16:01	CP2