28-04-2025
Riders suffered fractures in Cookstown 100 crashes
A number of riders are recovering after suffering fractures in incidents at Saturday's Cookstown 100 road races at the Orritor competitor Donald MacFadyen came off during the Open B race and was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital by air on Facebook, MacFadyen said: "Thanks for all the help, kind messages. Getting looked after great here."Latest is I have 2 stable spine fractures, broken wrist and 8 broken ribs."Noel Carroll from county Laois sustained fractures in the same race, a spokesperson for the Cookstown 100 club organisers air ambulance was also deployed to carry Republic of Ireland rider Damian Horan to hospital following a crash in the Open A race later in the organisers confirmed that the Athlone man had suffered races were halted by red flags after the incidents happened.
