Gene Mangan

Eugene "Gene" Mangan (born 1936)[1] is an Irish cyclist. He won the Rás Tailteann in 1955.[2][3]

Gene Mangan
Personal information
Full nameEugene Mangan
Born1936 (age 84–85)
Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland
Team information
DisciplineRoad bicycle racing
RoleRider
Amateur team
1952–Kerry, Killorglin Cycling Club
Major wins
Rás Tailteann, 1955

Early life

Mangan is a native of County Kerry. He is a distant cousin of John Mangan, who also won the Rás.[4]

Career

Mangan joined Killorglin Cycling Club in 1952. In that year, and in 1953, he won the County Kerry Road Championship.[5]

Mangan won the 1955 Rás Tailteann aged 18; he is still the youngest-ever winner.[6][7]

In 1958 Rás he won the last four stages, setting a record that still stands.[8] Mangan also won several races at the Irish National Cycling Championships.[5][9]

Personal life

Mangan married Maeve O'Doherty of Glenbeigh.[10] He was honoured at an event at Áras an Uachtaráin in 2000.[11]

References
  1. Mongan, Norman (3 December 1995). The Menapia Quest: Two Thousand Years of the Menapii : Seafaring Gauls in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man, 216 BC-1990 AD. Herodotus Press. ISBN 9780952541400 – via Google Books.
  2. "Death of a cycling legend". independent.
  3. "The Gene Mangan Story | Rás Tailteann 2020".
  4. "Cycling Museum - John Mangan". www.museociclismo.it.
  5. "Killorglin and Kerry Honour Gene Mangan at the Rás | Killorglin Cycling Club". killorglincycling.com.
  6. "Terrace Talk :: Interviews :: Gene Mangan". www.terracetalk.com.
  7. "Gene Mangan". 28 January 2012.
  8. Barry, Donal. "Murphy Magic as Kerry cyclists rule the roads of 1958 Rás Tailteann – Kerry Sports Hub".
  9. Muircheartaigh, Micheal O. (31 May 2007). From Borroloola to Mangerton Mountain: Travels and Stories from Ireland's Most Beloved Broadcaster. Penguin UK. ISBN 9780141911649 – via Google Books.
  10. "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  11. "Gene Mangan honoured at Aras An Uactarain 2000".


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