{{Short description|Irish cyclist (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Ryan Mullen | image = Rund um Köln 2022 015.jpg | caption = Mullen in 2022 | fullname = Ryan William Mullen | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|8|7|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Birkenhead]], England | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.88 m | weight = 81 kg | currentteam = {{UCI team code|BOH}} | disciplines = {{unbulleted list|Road|Track}} | role = Rider | ridertype = Time trialist | amateuryears1 = 2008–2010 | amateurteam1 = Rhos on Sea CC | amateuryears2 = 2011–2012 | amateurteam2 = Planet X | proyears1 = 2013 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|IGS|2013}}<ref name=ca>{{cycling Archives|68188}}</ref> | proyears2 = 2014–2015 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|SKT|2014}}<ref name=ca /> | proyears3 = → 2015 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|TCG|2015}} ''(stagiaire)'' | proyears4 = 2016–2017 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|EFD|2016a}} | proyears5 = 2018–2021 | proteam5 = {{UCI team code|TFS|2018}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://racing.trekbikes.com/stories/trek-segafredo-women/trek-segafredo-announce-official-2019-rosters-for-men-and-women|title=Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women|work=[[Trek Bicycle Corporation]]|publisher=Intrepid Corporation|date=27 December 2018|access-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trek-segafredo-announce-complete-2020-mens-roster/|title=Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=9 November 2019|access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279|title=Trek – Segafredo|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|access-date=2 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210102200011/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279|archive-date=2 January 2021}}</ref> | proyears6 = 2022–2025 | proteam6 = {{UCI team code|BOH|2022}} | proyears7 = 2026- | proteam7 = {{UCI team code|NSN}} | majorwins = '''[[Classic cycle races|One-day races and Classics]]''' :[[Irish National Cycling Championships|National Road Race Championships]]<br>(2014, 2017, 2021) :[[Irish National Cycling Championships|National Time Trial Championships]]<br>(2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{IRL}} }} {{MedalSport | Men's [[road bicycle racing]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2014 UCI Road World Championships|2014 Ponferranda]]|[[2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial|Men's under-23 time trial]]}} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Road Championships|European Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2017 European Road Championships|2017 Herning]] | [[2017 European Road Championships|Time trial]]}} | show-medals = }} '''Ryan William Mullen''' (born 7 August 1994) is an Irish professional [[bicycle racing|road racing cyclist]] who currently rides for [[UCI WorldTeam]] {{UCI team code|NSN}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/20818|title=NSN Cycling Team|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]]|access-date=31 January 2026}}</ref> Born in England and representing Ireland, he is a seven-time [[Irish_National_Cycling_Championships#Elite_Men|Irish National Time Trial Champion]] and three-time [[Irish_National_Cycling_Championships#Elite/Senior_Men|Irish National Road Race Champion]].<ref>[https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/157199 ProCyclingStats.com - Ryan Mullen]</ref>
==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 {{UCI team code|SKY}} general manager and former head of British Cycling [[Dave Brailsford]]. Mullen turned professional with {{UCI team code|IGS|2013}} in 2013 before joining {{UCI team code|SKT|2014}} 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]], [[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 [[2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial|under-23 time trial]] at the [[2014 UCI Road World Championships]] in [[Ponferrada]], finishing half a second behind winner [[Campbell Flakemore]] of Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/140688/cycling-brailsford-tips-rhos-on-sea-s-mullen-for-big-things.aspx |title=CYCLING: Brailsford tips Rhos on Sea's Mullen for big things |last1=Hughes |first1=Tomos |date=13 November 2014 |website=North Wales Pioneer | access-date=8 March 2015}}</ref> He rode at the [[2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships]], where he came seventh in the [[individual pursuit]].<ref name="UCI">{{cite web |url=http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/NewsGeneral/16/85/15/20150212_SQEY_ME_EntryListUCIwebsite_English.PDF |title=Entry List: Men |access-date=23 February 2015 |work=UCI}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Men's Individual Pursuit: Qualifying |url=http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030C0003010363FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 |website=tissottiming.com |publisher=UCI |access-date=19 August 2015}}</ref> Mullen won the Irish national time trial championship in 2015, becoming the youngest ever rider to take the title.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/ryan-mullen-signs-for-cannondale-garmin-187652 |title=Ryan Mullen signs for Cannondale-Garmin |last1=Clarke |first1=Stuart |date=19 August 2015 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]] | access-date=19 August 2015}}</ref> In August 2015, it was announced that he had signed to ride in the [[UCI World Tour]] for {{UCI team code|TCG|2016a}} from 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cannondale-Garmin sign Bevin, Mullen |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cannondale-garmin-sign-bevin-mullen/ |access-date=19 August 2015 |work=Cyclingnews.com |date=19 August 2015}}</ref> Mullen rode with {{UCI team code|CPT|2015|nolink=yes}} as a ''[[Glossary of cycling#stagiaire|stagiaire]]'' in the [[2015 Tour of Britain]], then competed in [[2015 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial|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]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Benson |first1=Daniel |title=Irishman Ryan Mullen dejected after time trial finish |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/irishman-ryan-mullen-dejected-after-time-trial-finish/ |access-date=3 October 2015 |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |date=22 September 2015}}</ref> [[File:ToB 2014 stage 1 DSC 6907 (14990105980).jpg|thumb|Mullen wearing the Irish national champion's jersey at the [[2014 Tour of Britain]]]]
===Trek–Segafredo (2018–2021)=== In September 2017 it was confirmed that he would join {{UCI team code|TFS|2018}} for the 2018 season.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ryan-mullen-snapped-up-by-trek-segafredo-on-two-year-deal/ | title=Ryan Mullen snapped up by Trek-Segafredo on two-year deal| date=11 September 2017}}</ref> Mullen's first race for the team was the [[Vuelta a San Juan]], he went on to win the Time-Trial on stage 3.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mullen-gets-off-to-quick-start-with-trek-segafredo/ |title = Mullen gets off to quick start with Trek-Segafredo| date=24 January 2018 }}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Cyclingnews.com]]'' Mullen confirmed he was likely to make his [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] debut at the [[2018 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]], where he was targeting the Time-Trial on stage 1 in [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mullen-on-giro-ditalia-path-with-jerusalem-tt-in-focus/ | title=Mullen on Giro d'Italia path with Jerusalem TT in focus| date=18 February 2018}}</ref> He did make his Grand Tour début in the race, finishing 138th overall.
===Bora–Hansgrohe=== After four seasons with {{UCI team code|TFS men|2021}}, Mullen moved to the {{UCI team code|BOH|2022}} team for the 2022 season along with his compatriot [[Sam Bennett (cyclist)|Sam Bennett]], who had moved from {{UCI team code|QST|2021}}.<ref>{{cite news|first=Daniel|last=Benson|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ryan-mullen-i-want-to-repay-sam-bennett-for-the-faith-hes-shown-me/|title=Ryan Mullen: I want to repay Sam Bennett for the faith he's shown me|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=12 November 2021|accessdate=20 February 2022}}</ref>
==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} ;2010 : 3rd [[British National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], British National Junior Road Championships ;2011 : Irish National Junior Road Championships ::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Junior Men 2|Time trial]] ::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Junior Men|Road race]] ;2012 : 1st {{cjersey|ireland}} [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Junior Men 2|Time trial]], National Junior Road Championships : 1st [[Chrono des Nations]] Juniors : 2nd [[File:Silver medal europe.svg|15px]] Time trial, [[2012 European Road Championships|UEC European Junior Road Championships]] : 6th Overall [[Niedersachsen Rundfahrt]] Juniors : 9th [[2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior time trial|Time trial]], [[2012 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Junior Road World Championships]] ;2013 : 1st {{cjersey|ireland}} [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Under 23 Men (Espoir)|Time trial]], National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st [[Chrono des Nations#Under-23|Chrono des Nations U23]] : [[2013 European Track Championships (under-23 & junior)|UEC European Under-23 Track Championships]] ::3rd [[File:Bronze medal europe.svg|15px]] Individual pursuit ::3rd [[File:Bronze medal europe.svg|15px]] Scratch : 7th [[2013 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial|Time trial]], [[2013 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Under-23 Road World Championships]] ;2014 : National Road Championships ::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Elite/Senior Men|Road race]] ::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Men Under 23 (Espoir)|Under-23 road race]] ::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Under 23 Men (Espoir)|Under-23 time trial]] : 2nd [[File:Silver medal uci.svg|15px]] [[2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial|Time trial]], [[2014 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Under-23 Road World Championships]] : 6th [[ZLM Tour (UCI Under 23 Nations' Cup)|ZLM Tour]] ;2015 : National Road Championships ::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Elite Men|Time trial]] ::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Under 23 Men (Espoir)|Under-23 time trial]] : 3rd Overall [[Rás Tailteann|An Post Rás]] ::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification : 4th Time trial, [[2015 European Road Championships|UEC European Under-23 Road Championships]] : 8th [[Cycling at the 2015 European Games – Men's individual time trial|Time trial]], [[Cycling at the 2015 European Games|European Games]] ;2016 : 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[Czech Cycling Tour]] : National Road Championships ::2nd [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Under 23 Men (Espoir)|Under-23 time trial]] ::3rd [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Elite Men|Time trial]] ::9th [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Elite Men|Road race]] : 4th [[2016 Chrono des Nations|Chrono des Nations]] : 5th [[2016 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|Time trial]], [[2016 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] ;2017 : National Road Championships ::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Elite/Senior Men|Road race]] ::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Elite Men|Time trial]] : 3rd [[File:Bronze medal europe.svg|15px]] Time trial, [[2017 European Road Championships|UEC European Road Championships]] : 8th [[2017 Chrono des Nations|Chrono des Nations]] : 10th Overall [[2017 Tour of Britain|Tour of Britain]] ;2018 : 1st {{cjersey|ireland}} [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Elite Men|Time trial]], National Road Championships : 1st Stage 3 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) [[2018 Vuelta a San Juan|Vuelta a San Juan]] : 6th Time trial, [[2018 European Road Cycling Championships|UEC European Road Championships]] ;2019 : National Road Championships ::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Elite Men|Time trial]] ::3rd [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Elite/Senior Men|Road race]] : 4th Time trial, [[Cycling at the 2019 European Games|European Games]] ;2020 : 8th Time trial, [[2020 European Road Championships|UEC European Road Championships]] ;2021 : National Road Championships ::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Elite/Senior Men|Road race]] ::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Elite Men|Time trial]] ;2022 : 10th [[2022 Scheldeprijs|Scheldeprijs]] : 10th [[Rund um Köln]] ;2023 : National Road Championships ::1st {{cjersey|ireland}} [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Elite Men|Time trial]] ::4th [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Elite/Senior Men|Road race]] ;2024 : 2nd [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Elite Men|Time trial]], National Road Championships ;2025 : 1st {{cjersey|ireland}} [[Irish National Cycling Championships#Elite Men|Time trial]], National Road Championships 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===Grand Tour general classification results timeline=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 ! scope="col" | 2024 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] | [[2018 Giro d'Italia|138]] | — | — | — | — | — | [[2024 Giro d'Italia|131]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|red}} [[General classification in the Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] | — | — | — | — | [[2022 Vuelta a España|128]] | — | |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | [[Did not finish]] |}
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