Some said it couldn’t be conquered, not so fast anyway, but Irish rider Ronan McLaughlin has broken the world record for the fastest ascent on a bicycle up the height of Mount Everest. “I’m feeling quite good, so must be still running off some adrenaline,” McLaughlin told The Irish Times on Friday morning. But whatever it is about me, I’m better at labouring over the steeper gradient, although it is much more painful.”Toppling Contador’s record certainly brings McLaughlin into a new cycling realm: “I don’t think anyone on the planet ever expected that, our names written around a world record like that. But I’ve just broken Alberto Contador’s record, no record last forever, and I’m just happy I’ve had it at some stage. At the time of writing, 9,813 riders, from 96 countries, including 66 from Ireland, have succeeded in their Everesting attempt.

Source: The Irish Times July 31, 2020 09:24 UTC