John Mangan

John Mangan (born 1949/50) is an Irish cyclist. He won the Rás Tailteann in 1972.[1][2]

John Mangan
Personal information
Born1949/50
Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland
Team information
DisciplineRoad bicycle racing
RoleRider
Amateur team
1968–1984Kerry
Major wins
Rás Tailteann, 1972

Early life

Mangan is a native of Killorglin.

Career

In 1968 Mangan won the Junior Men's event at the Irish National Cycling Championships.

Mangan took part in the ongoing struggle between the National Cycling Association (NCA) and Cumann Rothaíochta na hÉireann for the right to represent Ireland in international competition, participating in an attempt to infiltrate a team into the 1972 Olympic road race event. He pulled Noel Teggart from his bike in the individual road race, inspiring universal condemnation.[3]

He participated in many events in France, winning 156 continental races.[4][5]

Mangan suffered a skull fracture in 1983 and retired the following year.[6]

Personal and later life

Mangan is an avid hunter, having a licence to cull sika deer in Kerry. He lost part of his hip in a shooting accident.[7]

References
  1. "Savage Road Men of Kerry". Terrace Talk.
  2. "Death of a cycling legend". Independent.ie.
  3. Jamieson, Teddy (29 September 2011). Whose Side Are You On?. Random House. ISBN 9781409028895 – via Google Books.
  4. Hood, Ed (26 October 2017). "John Mangan - Part One, Starting Out in France; "the Mafia didn't have much choice but to let me in" • VeloVeritas".
  5. Fotheringham, William (14 May 2015). Bernard Hinault and the Fall and Rise of French Cycling. Random House. ISBN 9781448156368 – via Google Books.
  6. "John Mangan 1972 Rás Winner - Killorglin Cycling Club". www.killorglincycling.com.
  7. Birdthistle, Elizabeth. "Game on as hunters meet their match". The Irish Times.

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