Waterford para cyclist Damian Vereker and Pilot Mitchell McLaughlin from Drumkeen have completed the men’s B individual time trial in seventh place.
The tandem pair had a strong and steady race to finish in 36:31:09.
Tristan Bangma and Patrick Bos from the Netherlands won gold.
The Donegal flag was flying in Clichy-sous-Bois as McLaughlin’s supporters cheered on the duo.
Last Thursday, Vereker and McLaughlin set a new personal best and a new national record of 4:14.817 for the Men’s B 4000m Individual Pursuit.
Paris is Vereker’s second Paralympic Games, and a first for McLaughlin, who rides for All Human Velo Revolution Cycling team.
Competing at his first Paralympic Games, McLaughlin told Cycling Ireland: “It’s incredible to ride in, some of the Irish fans up there were amazing, the French fans even when we were going around were cheering us as well, it was great and good to gauge where we were on the track. It’s some buzz out there it’s incredible!”
