As the video shows, Ryan Mullen is sporting a new 'Don Pablo' moustache after his team mates got busy with the hair dye. They reckoned his facial hair efforts weren't as good as his stage-winning riding in Argentina so gave him some assistance.
Video Ryan Mullen gets Don Pablo moustache
Celebrating five wins in six days, Trek-Segafredo's season has gotten off to a dream start. And its new signing Ryan Mullen has thrown himself into the high spirits.
His teammates were delighted with his stage win at the Vuelta a San Juan on Wednesday. But they weren't completely satisfied with his facial hair efforts.
And when they spotted he hadn't shaved for a while they decided to give his moustache a helping hand.
They cracked out the hair dye and got going; the result a more pronounced effort over his upper lip.
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“There’s a great group of guys and maybe you can see to my pathetic moustache there,” he joked, pointed to his upper lip.
“They’ve dyed it and they call me Don Pablo now!”
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With the mood clearly good in the camp, Mullen's team mate Giacomo Nizzolo won the final stage in San Juan yesterday.
Those two wins in Argentina came on top of three others at Challenge Mallorca in the past few days. Two came from John Degenkolb and one from Toms Skujiņš.
Asked how significant the change of team had been, Mullen sounded definite in his choice.
“It’s pretty big for me; it’s one of the best teams in the world," he said.
Mullen added the team move - from Cannondale-Garmin - offered him faster equipment and more support.
And having already won the TT last week he said team manager Luca Guercilena had made a clear prediction for him when he signed.
“You’re going to kick some ass,” he said, adding: “So far so good.”
Ryan Mullen also looks to classics
Mullen said being at the team was about the TT opportunities; a discipline he has been world class at from the time he was a junior.
And the opportunity to “slide into the classics team” was also a major draw.
He has already finished Paris-Roubaix twice – his first time as a 21-year-old. And Mullen has in the past spoken of his hopes of making an impression in that race in the future.
“I’ve got to learn how to ride a bike better first,” he said.
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