Rider 2010: Ronan Mc Laughlin


Date of birth: 11-03-1987
 Nationality: Irish
 Address: Kilderry Lane, Lower Ardmore, Huff, Co. Donegal, Ireland
 Website: http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MemberId=319406215
 Licence: professional

 Length: 1m82
 Weight: 69 kg

 Hobbies: internet, play-station
 Girlfriend: single
 Afkomst: his parents run a bread- and cakeshop
 Favorite star: Jennifer Aniston and Sean Kelly
 Studies: economics and business at university level

Qualities as a rider: Ronan is an offensive rider who likes to get into the breakaways. He is not a topclimber but he likes and survives the shorter hills. He is a good time triallist too. Ronan is the owner of the Irish junior 16 km record. Sprinting is not his piece of cake. For 2010 he has got on big ambition: he likes to beat Nicolas Roche in the Irish championships.

 List of honour:
2003 (Endura Sport);
2004 (Flanders): 3rd Regiobahn Cup;
2005 (Flanders): 2nd Irish time trial championships;
2006 (Giant Asia): 2nd Tour of Taiwan; 3rd Tour of Thailand;
2007 (Murphy&Gunn): 1st Ras Tour of Ireland;
2008 (An Post-Sean Kelly): Irish climbing championships; 1st Ras Tour of Ireland; 9th Tour de l'Oise;
2009 (An Post-Sean Kelly).