Video: Ryan Mullen gets stuck into a chipper after Tour of Flanders

Ryan Mullen chipper Flanders

Ryan Mullen and Taylor Phinney looking shattered after the Tour of Flanders. But with 265km in their legs they were still able for a chipper.

 

Ryan Mullen stuck into a chipper after Tour of Flanders

 

Continuing his habit this season of finishing huge races having assisted his team to results, Ryan Mullen looked shattered at the end of the Tour of Flanders yesterday.

And when his former team mate Taylor Phinney exchanged his race numbers for a spectator's chipper, Mullen moved in to help the American out.

As you can see from these videos and photos, there was no shortage of onlookers recording the humorous moment for posterity.

On a serious not though; for the 23-year-old Mullen it was a case of ‘job done’ yesterday. He’d survived the cobbles and climbs of the 264.7km race, and a total of 6½ hours in the saddle.

Advertisement

And while he is the type of rider that wants results rather than just race finishes, he was among the 104 men who completed the course of the 175 starters.

 

 

Mullen could also be seen at the head of affairs for long periods well over half way through the race. He was keeping his team’s protected riders out of trouble.

And with his assistance one of those men – Mads Pedersen – reached the business end of the contest in great shape.

Furthermore, at the age of just 22 years he finished 2nd, with Niki Terpstra winning for QuickStep.

Pedersen was just 12 seconds down on the victor. And he finished just ahead of last year’s winner Philippe Gilbert, who made it a 1-3 for QuickStep.

Related News

Mads Pedersen had followed at attack with 45km to go. He was still off the front, with Dylan Van Baarle (Team Sky), Sebastian Langeveld (EF Education First-Drapac), when Terpstra caught them.

The flying Dutchman made the juncture and then passed the trio the final time up the Kwaremont.

But despite some of the biggest riders in the world chasing him, Pedersen hung on for 2nd. It was a great personal and team result.

And it was one that Mullen played his part in achieving; a factor that will stand him in good stead with Trek-Segafredo.

It was another very clear step towards his becoming a key part of its classics line-up.

He was 93rd in the end; in a large group some 14:31 down. He is developing a useful habit of both assisting the team and finishing these major races.

Mullen has done the same this season in Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne (1.HC), Milano-Sanremo (1.UWT), E3 Harelbeke (1.UWT) and Dwars door Vlaanderen (1.UWT).

 

 

 

 

Topics
frontpage

Related News