Imogen Cotter

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Imogen Cotter
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Born (1993-07-05) 5 July 1993 (age 30)
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DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
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2022–2023 Plantur–Pura
2024 Hess Cycling Team

Imogen Cotter (born 5 July 1993) is an Irish former professional racing cyclist. [1] [2] In October 2020, she rode in the 2020 Tour of Flanders for Women's race in Belgium. [3]

In January 2022 she was injured in Spain while training. She suffered a ruptured quadriceps tendon, a broken patella, radius and ulna after being hit by a driver in a van on the wrong side of the road.

She announced her retirement on 15 April 2024, citing continuing psychological trauma from the incident. [4]

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References

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  3. "17th Ronde van Vlaanderen WE". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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