Ryan Mullen has a golden opportunity to pull off something really big when he takes the Irish road race and TT champion’s jerseys onto one of world cycling’s biggest battle grounds; the Giro d'Italia.
Irish road and TT champion Ryan Mullen has been confirmed in the Trek-Segafredo team for the Giro d’Italia.
The 23-year-old was expected to ride making his inclusion in the line-up named today no surprise.
Joining him for the three week Italian tour are Gianluca Brambilla, Niklas Eg and Boy van Poppel.
And with them will be Mads Pedersen, Markel Irizar, Jarlinson Pantano and Laurent Didier.
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Mullen already has a TT win to his name this season; from the Vuelta San Juan in Argentina at the start of the season.
Since then he has enjoyed a solid classics campaign. And he goes into the Giro with two things in mind; the TTs and surviving to the finish.
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The opening TT in Jerusalem next Friday is a flat 9.9km; a profile and distance that can really suit the Irish rider.
There is another individual time trial on stage 16. It takes the riders 34.2km from Trento to Rovereto.
And while it is a little longer than Mullen specialises in, it will be interesting to see how he rides.
However, his key focus going into the race will be the opening test; trying to upset the big guns for his own Giro glory.
More to follow.
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