Irish cyclist (born 1994)
Ryan William Mullen (born 7 August 1994) is an Irish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe.[5]
Career
Born in Birkenhead, England, Mullen attended Ysgol Eirias in Colwyn Bay, Wales. While he was attending Ysgol Eirias, Mullen was a member of Rhos on Sea Cycling Club, the same club as Ineos Grenadiers general manager and former head of British Cycling Dave Brailsford. In February 2014, Mullen finished 4th in the Elite Men's Individual Pursuit at the UCI track world championships in Cali, Colombia. At the 2014 Irish National championships in Multyfarnham, Westmeath, Mullen became the youngest ever Irish Elite Road Race champion. On the same weekend he also won the U23 Individual Time Trial and Road Race titles.
He took the silver in the under-23 time trial at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships in Ponferrada, finishing half a second behind winner Campbell Flakemore of Australia.[6] He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, where he came seventh in the individual pursuit.[7][8] Mullen won the Irish national time trial championship in 2015, becoming the youngest ever rider to take the title.[9] In August 2015, it was announced that he had signed to ride in the UCI World Tour for Cannondale from 2016.[10] Mullen rode with Cannondale–Garmin as a stagiaire in the 2015 Tour of Britain, then competed in under-23 time trial at the 2015 world championships. He was at a disadvantage because he did his ride in wet conditions and finished eleventh, 49 seconds behind the winner, Mads Würtz Schmidt.[11]
Trek–Segafredo (2018–2021)
In September 2017 it was confirmed that he would join Trek–Segafredo for the 2018 season.[12] Mullen's first race for the team was the Vuelta a San Juan, he went on to win the Time-Trial on stage 3.[13] In an interview with Cyclingnews.com Mullen confirmed he was likely to make his Grand Tour debut at the Giro d'Italia, where he was targeting the Time-Trial on stage 1 in Jerusalem.[14] He did make his Grand Tour début in the race, finishing 138th overall.
Bora–Hansgrohe
After four seasons with Trek–Segafredo, Mullen moved to the Bora–Hansgrohe team for the 2022 season along with his compatriot Sam Bennett, who had moved from Deceuninck–Quick-Step.[15]
Major results
- 2010
- 3rd Time trial, British National Junior Road Championships
- 2011
- Irish National Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial
- 1st
Road race
- 2012
- 1st
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 1st Chrono des Nations Juniors
- 2nd
Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
- 6th Overall Niedersachsen Rundfahrt Juniors
- 9th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2013
- 1st
Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Chrono des Nations U23
- UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
- 3rd
Individual pursuit
- 3rd
Scratch
- 7th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 2014
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Road race
- 1st
Under-23 road race
- 1st
Under-23 time trial
- 2nd
Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 6th ZLM Tour
- 2015
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial
- 1st
Under-23 time trial
- 3rd Overall An Post Rás
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 4th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 8th Time trial, European Games
- 2016
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Under-23 time trial
- 3rd Time trial
- 9th Road race
- 4th Chrono des Nations
- 5th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 2017
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Road race
- 1st
Time trial
- 3rd
Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
- 8th Chrono des Nations
- 10th Overall Tour of Britain
- 2018
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT) Vuelta a San Juan
- 6th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
- 2019
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 4th Time trial, European Games
- 2020
- 8th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
- 2021
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Road race
- 1st
Time trial
- 2022
- 10th Scheldeprijs
- 10th Rund um Köln
- 2023
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial
- 4th Road race
- 2024
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
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