Fiona Mangan had a dream season last year when she won the road race and TT titles at the National Road Championships before securing a ProConti contract. But her 2025 has gotten off to an unfortunate start.
The Limerick woman was a non-starter today in Fenix Omloop van het Hageland (1.1) after crashing yesterday in the closing stages of Omloop Nieuwsblad (1.WWT); her saddle snapping off in the unusual incident.
However, for Mangan the consequences are more serious than damage to her bike as she is now nursing several broken bones and will face a lay-off from training and racing.
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She has sustained fractures to her collar bone and hand, though she has time on her side as the season is long with plenty of time to recover and get back into action.
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"My first Omloop Het Nieusblad is not how I imagined it would be," she said in a message posted online. "I’m very sad to say that a crash with 30km to go left me with a broken hand and broken collarbone.
"This was supposed to be my classics debut with a stacked spring of my dream races and so I’m really disappointed to be have to take the sidelines for a while but the fire is still in my belly so I’ll be back.
"I am so proud of our Aurela who came second after an incredible ride, what a legend. Thanks to everyone who reached out over the last 24 hours, and my team who have been nothing but supportive, it means a lot."
