 Mangan in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 May 1996 |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Winspace Orange Seal |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2021 | Costa Brava Mediterranean Foods–Top Conserge |
| Professional teams | |
| 2022 | IBCT |
| 2023 | Staki–Technorama[template problem] |
| 2023–2024 | Hangar 15 Bicycles[template problem] |
| 2025– | Winspace Orange Seal |
Fiona Mangan (born 16 May 1996) is an Irish road cyclist.[1]
Career
[edit]Fiona Mangan played Gaelic football in her youth. She turned to triathlon when she began studying medical technology in Atlanta . During the Covid-19 pandemic , with swimming pools closed and a running injury, she focused solely on cycling . In October 2020, she competed in the Irish National Cycling Championships and finished 10th . She won the Cycling Ireland National Road Series 2021.[2]
In 2022, she moved to Belgium, and signed up with the Belgian-Irish IBCT team. The IBCT team folded at the end of the 2022 season, and she then signed with the Soltec team to continue racing in 2023.
With her new team, she was able to compete in a few World Tour races including the La Vuelta Femenina.[3] At the end of May, she changed teams in favor of Cynisca.[4] She was selected to the Irish team at the European Championships.[5]
In 2024, she became a double Irish champion, winning both the road race and the time trial.[6][7][8] She represented Ireland at the 2024 UCI Road World Championships, where she placed 64th in the road.[9] She joined the Winspace cycling team.[10][11]
Major results
[edit]- 2022
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2023
- 10th Egmont Cycling Race
- 2024
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Road race - 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 8th Clásica de Almería
References
[edit]- ^ "Fiona Mangan". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Fiona Mangan: Novice cyclist to top contender in whirlwind few months". Sticky Bottle. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Scully, Michael (2023-06-23). "Trailblazer Fiona Mangan hoping for home glory after landmark Vuelta achievement". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Fiona Mangan". Cynisca Cycling. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Gardiner, Jessica (2023-09-19). "Fiona Mangan Substitutes For Megan Armitage In Upcoming European Championships". HerSport.ie. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Lynch, Richard (2024-06-27). "Limerick cyclist Fiona Mangan double-win at National Road Championships". I Love Limerick. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Cycling, We Love (2024-10-25). "From Limerick to National Champion: Inside Fiona Mangan's road racing success". We Love Cycling - Ireland. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Ryan, Barry (2024-06-22). "Fiona Mangan makes late surge to win Irish road race title". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Fiona Mangan battles to finish at UCI World Champs". Sticky Bottle. 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Fiona Mangan aiming for spring classics with new French team". Sticky Bottle. 2024-11-01. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Double Irish champ Fiona Mangan gets contract with French team". Sticky Bottle. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
External links
[edit]- Fiona Mangan at UCI
- Fiona Mangan at ProCyclingStats
- Fiona Mangan at Cycling Quotient
