Irish TT champion Ryan Mullen was well off his best at the Chrono des Nations in France. He made the top 10 but was clearly not happy with his ride.
Ryan Mullen below par at Chrono des Nations
Ryan Mullen was below par in France yesterday, coming home to finish 8th in the Chrono des Nations TT.
The Irish champion won the junior version of this race back in 2012. And the following season he would claim the U23 race.
He was 4th in the elite contest last year after his excellent 5th in the Worlds TT in Doha.
However, he said he was not feeling good yesterday. And with a course of 49.7km to contend with, it wasn’t the place to be unless firing on all cylinders.
The 23-year-old Irish rider was forced to settle for 8th of the 27-rider field in Herbiers.
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49km is a hell of a long way to go when you feel like dog shit ????
Thanks to @ChronoNations for a super event again.— Ryan Mullen (@ryanmullen9) October 15, 2017
Top of the podium was Dane Martin Toft Madsen riding for Continental team BHS-Almeborg-Bornholm.
His compatriot Mikkel Bjerg (Team Giant-Castelli) was 2nd. The 18-year-old, who is already U23 TT World Champion, was 1:22 off the flying winner.
And rounding out the podium was elite European champion Jonathan Castroviejo (Movistar Team); a further three seconds back.
Young British rider Harry Tanfield (BIKE Channel Canyon) just missed out on the top 10.
The 22-year-old, who rode Rás Mumhan two years ago, was 11th some 3:33 down.
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