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Ryan William Mullen (born 7 August 1994) is an Irish professional
Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
: 6th Overall 
Individual pursuit
::3rd Scratch
: 7th 
Time trial,
road racing cyclist
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who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam
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. Born in England and representing Ireland, he is a six-time Irish National Time Trial Champion and three-time Irish National Road Race Champion.
Career
Born inBirkenhead
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, England, Mullen attended Ysgol Eirias in Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay () is a town, Community (Wales), community and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It lies within the historic counties of Wales, historic county boundaries of Denbighshire (h ...
, Wales
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. While he was attending Ysgol Eirias, Mullen was a member of Rhos on Sea Cycling Club, the same club as general manager and former head of British Cycling Dave Brailsford
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. Mullen turned professional with in 2013 before joining for the 2014 season. 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
Multyfarnham or Multyfarnam () is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 460 people.
History
First founded in 1268, the Franciscan monastery at Multyfarnham is still home to a community of fria ...
, Westmeath
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, 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
The 2014 UCI Road World Championships took place in Ponferrada, Spain, from 21 to 28 September 2014. The cycling championships consisted of 12 events for elite, under-23 and junior cyclists. It was the 81st UCI Road World Championships and the s ...
in Ponferrada
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, finishing half a second behind winner Campbell Flakemore of Australia. He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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, where he came seventh in the individual pursuit
The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.
It is held at over for men and women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the rac ...
. Mullen won the Irish national time trial championship in 2015, becoming the youngest ever rider to take the title. In August 2015, it was announced that he had signed to ride in the UCI World Tour
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for from 2016. Mullen rode with as a '' stagiaire'' in the 2015 Tour of Britain
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, 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
Mads Würtz Schmidt (born 31 March 1994) is a Danish racing cyclist, who rides for gravel team PAS Racing. He rode at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships. In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia. In July 2019, he ...
.
Trek–Segafredo (2018–2021)
In September 2017 it was confirmed that he would join for the 2018 season. Mullen's first race for the team was theVuelta a San Juan
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, he went on to win the Time-Trial on stage 3. In an interview with '' Cyclingnews.com'' Mullen confirmed he was likely to make his Grand Tour debut at the Giro d'Italia
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, where he was targeting the Time-Trial on stage 1 in Jerusalem
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. He did make his Grand Tour début in the race, finishing 138th overall.
Bora–Hansgrohe
After four seasons with , Mullen moved to the team for the 2022 season along with his compatriot Sam Bennett, who had moved from .Major results
;2010 : 3rdTime trial
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, British National Junior Road Championships
;2011
: Irish National Junior Road Championships
::1st Time trial
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::1st Road race
;2012
: 1st Time trial
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, National Junior Road Championships
: 1st Chrono des Nations
Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
It was origi ...
Juniors
: 2nd Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
: 6th Overall Niedersachsen Rundfahrt
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...
Juniors
: 9th Time trial
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, UCI Junior Road World Championships
;2013
: 1st Time trial
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, National Under-23 Road Championships
: 1st Chrono des Nations U23
: UEC European Under-23 Track Championships
::3rd Individual pursuit
::3rd Scratch
: 7th Time trial
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, 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
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, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
: 6th ZLM Tour
;2015
: National Road Championships
::1st Time trial
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::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
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, European Games
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;2016
: 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Czech Cycling Tour
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The to ...
: National Road Championships
::2nd Under-23 time trial
::3rd Time trial
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::9th Road race
: 4th Chrono des Nations
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It was origi ...
: 5th Time trial
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, UCI Road World Championships
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;2017
: National Road Championships
::1st Road race
::1st Time trial
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: 3rd Time trial, UEC European Road Championships UEC may refer to:
Organisations
* Uganda Electoral Commission, the electoral commission of Uganda
* Union Election Commission, the electoral commission of Myanmar
* University of Electro-Communications, a university based in Chofu city, Tokyo, Japa ...
: 8th Chrono des Nations
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It was origi ...
: 10th Overall Tour of Britain
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The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after th ...
;2018
: 1st Time trial
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, National Road Championships
: 1st Stage 3 (ITT
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) Vuelta a San Juan
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: 6th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships UEC may refer to:
Organisations
* Uganda Electoral Commission, the electoral commission of Uganda
* Union Election Commission, the electoral commission of Myanmar
* University of Electro-Communications, a university based in Chofu city, Tokyo, Japa ...
;2019
: National Road Championships
::1st Time trial
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::3rd Road race
: 4th Time trial, European Games
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;2020
: 8th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships UEC may refer to:
Organisations
* Uganda Electoral Commission, the electoral commission of Uganda
* Union Election Commission, the electoral commission of Myanmar
* University of Electro-Communications, a university based in Chofu city, Tokyo, Japa ...
;2021
: National Road Championships
::1st Road race
::1st Time trial
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;2022
: 10th Scheldeprijs
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: 10th Rund um Köln
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;2023
: National Road Championships
::1st Time trial
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::4th Road race
;2024
: 2nd Time trial
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, National Road Championships
;2025
: 1st Time trial
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, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mullen, Ryan 1994 births Living people Irish male cyclists Sportspeople from Birkenhead European Games competitors for Ireland Cyclists at the 2015 European Games Cyclists at the 2019 European Games Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Ireland 21st-century Irish sportsmen