Colin Lynch wrote himself into the history books on Saturday, setting a first-ever UCI-sanctioned para-cycling Hour Record.
The 45-year-old Irishman, a left leg amputee, took to the boards of the Manchester velodrome in the UK to set a distance of 43.133km - the furthest ever ridden in one hour by a para-athlete.
With the UCI having recently amended their regulations, Lynch's was the first attempt by a para-cyclist to be officially recognised by the governing body, with all attempts made before 2016 to be known as ‘World Best Performances'.
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As such, Lynch was always going to come away with a new and first-ever official ‘Para-cycling UCI Hour Record’, but he still broke the existing benchmark, set by Frenchman Laurent Thirionet in 1999 in the C2 category, by some 2.1km.
“That was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. It was near-perfect for the first 40 minutes but the last 20 minutes is where it really starts to hurt," said Lynch, who attempted the record 12 months ago, only to puncture after 42 minutes.
"With about 5 minutes to go I knew I was going to beat the record and was hanging on to make sure I set a strong new mark."
— Colin Lynch (@FormerTTchamp) October 2, 2016
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