Opinion

Outstanding achievement for Jonathan Rea

Jonathan Rea has picked a fitting time to launch his autobiography - Dream. Believe. Achieve. - just days after his outstanding performance in winning a fourth successive World Superbike title in France at the weekend.

The Co Antrim-born rider is a modest and quietly spoken figure who has established complete international dominance in his chosen field and is entitled to be regarded among Ireland's greatest sporting stars.

He is coming into his prime at the age of 31 and, despite operating in an intensely pressurised and highly competitive sector, may well be in line for even more titles in the years ahead.