David Fielding was the winner of the Donegal Ultra 555 Cycle Challenge held over the weekend.
The Clonmany-based rider clocked 20 hours, 1 minute and 53 seconds in what was his first attempt at the 555. Runner-up was Philip Culbert in 20:21.24, with Brian Burke third in 22:53.59.
Ronan McLaughlin was the first of the unsupported riders in a time of 18:57.20.
In the 333KM section, Lubomir Tomek took the honours in 11:48.43, with Jason Curran second in 12:23.23 and Simon McDowell in 13:03.39.
Vonsy Tri Club set a new course record of 11:26.05 in the mixed team category.
The 222KM event was won by double Olympian rower, Sam Lynch, in 8:02.59 from John Fallon in 8:44.35 and Paul Needham in 10:05.47.
The first female home was Paula Hegarty from Cranford in 9:34.00.
With the details on how it all went down, here’s Race Organiser Sean McFadden…
