Congratulations to John Robinson for setting 4 new WUCA records for the Circumnavigation of Lough Neagh in the Male, 18-49 age group on a standard bike.
| Final Certified Results | Start Date | End Date | End Time | Direction | Time in Hours | Dist Miles | mph | Dist Km | Kpm | |
| 1 lap | 2022-09-09 | 6:00:00 PM | 2022-09-09 | 9:52 PM | CCW | 3.867 | 72.6 | 18.78 | 116.84 | 30.22 |
| 2 laps | 2022-09-09 | 6:00:00 PM | 2022-09-09 | 2:36 AM | CCW | 8.533 | 145.2 | 17.02 | 233.68 | 27.38 |
| 3 laps | 2022-09-09 | 6:00:00 PM | 2022-09-09 | 7:32 AM | CCW | 13.533 | 217.8 | 16.09 | 350.52 | 25.90 |
| 4 laps | 2022-09-09 | 6:00:00 PM | 2022-09-10 | 1:12 PM | CCW | 19.200 | 290.4 | 15.13 | 467.35 | 24.34 |
Lough Neagh Circumnavigation
Rider : John Robinson
Start date / time : 6pm on Sep-9th-2022
Weather conditions: Dry with medium winds which changed direction throughout the attempt from North-West through North to South-East resulting in mostly cross and head wind. Temperature ranged from around 19°C at the start to around 4°C during the night to 22°C the following day. There was some mist during the night in various locations.
Road traffic conditions: Generally quiet traffic. Numerous delays at traffic lights and a tailback at a traffic collision and also a delay due to a lorry caught on a tree branch on a narrow road.
Start / Turnaround / Finish locations:
The Start / Finish location was at the intersection of Annaghbed and Reenaderry roads.
The reason for the record:
I wanted to set a record around Lough Neagh (the largest lake in the United Kingdom). I hope that this will inspire others to make an attempt around Lough Neagh.
Equipment:
We had two bikes available:
However I only used 1 bike; a rim brake Spiegel Diablo with Shimano Ultegra R8000 groupset, Winspace Hyper wheels, Continental GP5000 Tyres, Infinity saddle, Deda bars, Deda stem and USE TT clipons
Nutrition:
Fluid mix was BRL Trifuel Lemon / Lime and Wild Berry.
Solid food was – Cliff bars, Chicken sandwiches, ham sandwiches and brioches.
The best part of the race:
I really enjoyed the last 15 miles as the day warmed up and knowing that the finish line was coming!!
The most difficult part of the race:
The cold during the night and the seemingly never ending cross and head-wind! It is also a difficult thing to start lap after lap when you are passing near home!
Did anything unusual happen:
Yes, at one point during the night a large rat ran across the road straight in front of my front wheel!
Finish time:
19hrs 12mins
