Ryan Mullen

unichall

Great result from Ryan Mullen today winning the U23 Chrono des Nations international TT in France, by all accounts he was head and shoulders above all the other U23's

Full story here:

http://www.stickybottle.com/races-results/ryan-mullen-wins-u23-chrono-des-nations-international-tt-in-france-by-huge-margin/

The future is bright...

AnotherView

Yes....he is a real talent alright

Glass Prison 1214

U23 course was 43 km and the senior was 57 km. Tony martin won the senior event but at a slower average speed than Mullen, granted Mullen's course was shorter but that is still incredible.

pelevin

For Mullen to be getting these kind of results at 19 - is this as impressive as it sounds? Is it much too early to really tell or are the expectations very very high?

12 sprocket

pelevin wrote: »

For Mullen to be getting these kind of results at 19 - is this as impressive as it sounds? Is it much too early to really tell or are the expectations very very high?

Ryan Mullen is excellent and looks capable of being world u23 tt champ in the next few years, see article link which demonstrates how a top 5 in this worlds champs was a probability.
http://www.irishcyclingphotos.com/?p=20752

RobFowl

Reported to have signed for the An Post Sean Kelly team for next year

pelevin

RobFowl wrote: »

Reported to have signed for the An Post Sean Kelly team for next year

So there could be a few more golden Kurt Bogaerts moments down the line.

wav1

Delighted for Mullen getting the an post gig.Big powerful guy.Will be a great team rider and will surely get the odd prologue or two.With Kurt guiding him a higher position in the Worlds TT next year is on the cards.Sorry to see Ronan Mc Loughlin parting company with them though.He's a real heart on the sleeve rider and i never pitied anyone,like i did him,when he was caught with the line in sight,in the stage of the ras in to Bundoran in his home county in 2012.
Delighted also to see Chris Jensen get another 2 yrs with Saxo Bank.Blonde Dane with a dub accent.Useless info time.He was Leinster U12 Champ in '01.

Lusk_Doyle

Keep bringing them through wav!

Darkglasses

Really fine result for Ryan today in the Baku 2015 European Games

Beat Ilnur Zakarin and Dario Cataldo

https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/988569_859896970731658_8755913869268084768_n.jpg?oh=18d7c50cf038bb0a6c06063cd12d5adb&oe=55F8EABF

dastardly00

It was live on the official website. And I know Setanta Ireland and BT Sport have coverage (I don't know if they showed the ITT live)

Esroh

dastardly00 wrote: »

It was live on the official website. And I know Setanta Ireland and BT Sport have coverage (I don't know if they showed the ITT live)

Baku Games youtube channel show it all this morn. Will have the RR as well they said. Commentator s were awful

dastardly00

Nice article by Ian O'Riordan in The Irish Times about Ryan Mullen's performance in the ITT yesterday.

“Oh, my arse,” he says, not long after getting off his bike from what would prove to be the eighth best ride of the day. For Mullen, still only 20 and mixing it here with competition of considerably greater experience, it was another of the rides of his young life.

dastardly00

Surprised no one has posted this...

Ryan Mullen won both the U-23 and Elite National Time Trial Championships this evening. Eddie Dunbar was very impressive and took silver, just 25 seconds back. Martyn Irvine was third.

From Stickybottle:

But between now and Sunday morning, when Mullen lines out to defend the combined U23 and elite road race crown he took in Multyfarnham last year, he is now the holder of the elite and U23 road titles and time trial titles; the first man to achieve that feat.

It's incredible than Mullen is only 20. Serious serious talent.

scott1974

For me Dunbar's performance was outstanding, 25 secs behind a TT specialist with no disc wheel and a pretty un-aero bike position compared to Mullen and Irvine and he's younger than Mullen.
Two young lads we'll see in the Pro ranks in a few years I'm sure...

thekooman

no Di2 either for Dunbar which i hear from some guys makes a world of difference on a TT bike compared to a road bike

dastardly00

scott1974 wrote: »

For me Dunbar's performance was outstanding, 25 secs behind a TT specialist with no disc wheel and a pretty un-aero bike position compared to Mullen and Irvine and he's younger than Mullen.
Two young lads we'll see in the Pro ranks in a few years I'm sure...

Yeah, based on those photos on Sticky Bottle, there is an obvious difference in position between Dunbar and Mullen/Irvine!

carltonleon

Incredible performance from Dunbar, in all honesty. If he stays injury free there is no telling where he could go on the Pro Circuit. And the 2 lads should just be coming into their prime just when Nico and Dan are finishing theirs. Exciting times ahead ........ Hopefully !!!

godtabh

Did he start the Tour of Utah? Cant seem him listed in the GC

RobFowl

godtabh wrote: »

Did he start the Tour of Utah? Cant seem him listed in the GC

No, updated official start list from yesterday didn't have him on it.

godtabh

RobFowl wrote: »

No, updated official start list from yesterday didn't have him on it.

I saw one did and one didnt. Wonder what happened?

Riding in London the day before this was due to start probably didnt help

TheBlaaMan

Presumably this was a Stagiaire deal? If so, he has been very quiet about it on twitter - which seems unusual. Hopefully it will come together soon enough for him.

dastardly00

Has anyone figured out how he ended up on the startlist for the Tour of Utah?

buffalo

http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/08/patrick-bevin-and-ryan-mullen-sign-contracts-with-cannondale-garmin/

Continuing its tactic of working with some of the most promising young riders in the sport, the Cannondale-Garmin team has announced that Patrick Bevin and Ryan Mullen will join the team in 2016.

One Irish rider out, one Irish rider in!

Subpopulus

Does this mean that this year is his last opportunity to win a gold medal at the under-23 World TT Championship? Aren't World Tour cyclists disallowed from taking part?

Pudsy33

Subpopulus wrote: »

Does this mean that this year is his last opportunity to win a gold medal at the under-23 World TT Championship? Aren't World Tour cyclists disallowed from taking part?

The move is next year, he has one last shot at the world's.

Subpopulus

Pudsy33 wrote: »

The move is next year, he has one last shot at the world's.

Aye. S'wat I thought.

Subpopulus

Next year there will be five Irish riders at World Tour level. When last did this happen?

Nicolas Roche
Dan Martin
Phillip Deignan
Matt Brammeir
Ryan Mullen

You'd have to back as far as Roche, Kelly, Kimmage, and Early before there was this many riders at elite level...

godtabh

Subpopulus wrote: »

Next year there will be five Irish riders at World Tour level. When last did this happen?

Nicolas Roche
Dan Martin
Phillip Deignan
Matt Brammeir
Ryan Mullen

You'd have to back as far as Roche, Kelly, Kimmage, and Early before there was this many riders at elite level...

Some people maybe pedantic about that list! I think there is prospects in irish cycling

wirelessdude01

I'd Deignan out of contract at sky?

godtabh

Matt Brammeir is pro continental (sorry being pedantic i think )

Neleven

Subpopulus wrote: »

Next year there will be five Irish riders at World Tour level. When last did this happen?

Nicolas Roche
Dan Martin
Phillip Deignan
Matt Brammeir
Ryan Mullen

You'd have to back as far as Roche, Kelly, Kimmage, and Early before there was this many riders at elite level...

Six. Sam Bennett?

Pudsy33

Neleven wrote: »

Six. Sam Bennett?

Neither Brammier nor Bennett are at WT level. With Bennett it's only a matter of time however.

YeahOK

Subpopulus wrote: »

Next year there will be five Irish riders at World Tour level. When last did this happen?

Nicolas Roche
Dan Martin
Phillip Deignan
Matt Brammeir
Ryan Mullen

You'd have to back as far as Roche, Kelly, Kimmage, and Early before there was this many riders at elite level...

1989
Kelly
Stephen Roche
Martin Earley
Paul Kimmage
Laurence Roche

Unknown Soldier

Weepsie wrote: »

Old Thread, but Planet X have done a small interview with Ryan Mullen as one of his former sponsors

http://www.planetx.co.uk/news/teams-and-riders/q/date/2016/08/10/where-are-they-now-ryan-mullen

And only a few moments ago I was wondering why Mel hadn't cycled since March!

death1234567

Signed for Trek, 2 year deal.

LINK

8th in Chrono des Nations yesterday.

godtabh

Deleted User wrote: »

8th in Chrono des Nations yesterday.

From twitter I dont think he was happy with that

RobFowl

godtabh wrote: »

From twitter I dont think he was happy with that

He was 3rd last year and hoping for the same or better.
Never heard of the first 2 who put 1-2 minutes into the rest......
God forgive me but when I see that the alarm bells go off in my cynical head...

Keeks

RobFowl wrote: »

He was 3rd last year and hoping for the same or better.
Never heard of the first 2 who put 1-2 minutes into the rest......
God forgive me but when I see that the alarm bells go off in my cynical head...

Second place is current World ITT U23 champ and was also 2nd at the Euro ITT Champs.

joey100

Interview from Ryan Mullen with Shane Stokes yesterday.

https://cyclingtips.com/2017/11/poised-big-breakthrough-mullens-quest-time-trial-gold/

Good interview, sounds like he's looking forward to the move. Says he expects a 15-20 watt improvement from gear alone next year. Sounds like a lot but he put out 440w for an hour so maybe a 5% improvement, doesn't sound too far fetched. Going from an older TT bike too to one of the faster TT bikes around (speed concept).

Has an eye on some of the classics too. Would be great to see him do well in them.

EC1000

joey100 wrote: »

Interview from Ryan Mullen with Shane Stokes yesterday.

https://cyclingtips.com/2017/11/poised-big-breakthrough-mullens-quest-time-trial-gold/

Good interview, sounds like he's looking forward to the move. Says he expects a 15-20 watt improvement from gear alone next year. Sounds like a lot but he put out 440w for an hour so maybe a 5% improvement, doesn't sound too far fetched. Going from an older TT bike too to one of the faster TT bikes around (speed concept).

Has an eye on some of the classics too. Would be great to see him do well in them.

Off topic but I don't see how different equipment is going to get more watts out of him. Maybe he might go faster for the same watts?

Beasty

EC1000 wrote: »

Off topic but I don't see how different equipment is going to get more watts out of him. Maybe he might go faster for the same watts?

Yes different equipment delivers power savings rather than increases in output

joey100

Yep I'd guess that's what he meant, he does say he expects 15-20 watts improvement in the article but I'd say he was coming from it in terms of a time saving. I'm not sure he will get that much, but the bike might be worth a few.

His position looks very aero so will be interesting to see if it changes much with Trek, mentions potentially wind tunnel testing with them so might see slight changes.

Beasty

joey100 wrote: »

Yep I'd guess that's what he meant, he does say he expects 15-20 watts improvement in the article but I'd say he was coming from it in terms of a time saving. I'm not sure he will get that much, but the bike might be worth a few.

His position looks very aero so will be interesting to see if it changes much with Trek, mentions potentially wind tunnel testing with them so might see slight changes.

It is fairly standard to refer to power "savings" in this way. Saving=improvement whichever way it is looked at

He is very aero. Wind tunnel testing can improve that. Bike geometry can pretty much be replicated with any brand, but bike/rider combination can vary power requirements for the same speed. Obviously wheels also impact big-time, and wheels can react differently on different bikes, and particularly in different wind conditions.

Of course theory and practice can also be different, and the competition will in all likelihood be looking for similar savings particularly as technology moves on.

coach22

I was always surprised by the front wheel that was on his Cannondale TT bike most of the time. I didn't look very aero compared to some of the competition. Looked about 50mm max depth.

fondriest

Was talking to him in Wexford during the summer and didn't seem impressed with the Cannondale TT bike , the one he currently rides is an ex Peter Sagan bike with a mix of components on it . Apparently there is too much flex in the current model so he rides the older version .
So I'd imagine the thoughts of getting his hands on the Trek is a bit of extra motivation for him .

slow

The Cannondale TT bike is old school. It compares really poorly with the newest fast machines from Trek, Lapierre, Pinarello, Canyon, Giant and Specialized.

RobFowl

slow wrote: »

The Cannondale TT bike is old school. It compares really poorly with the newest fast machines from Trek, Lapierre, Pinarello, Canyon, Giant and Specialized.

This is old school....

Beasty

Not as fast as this though:



Old Faithful pre-dates the Beastie:)

Ryan just took 1st place in the TT stage at the Vuelta a San Juan in Argentina, great start to the year for him. Nice to see the national champs jersey on display too. Gas the Spanish commentary calling him Ryan Mule-in