Ryan Mullen has put in a great ride in the 7km prologue TT at the Three Days of West Flanders race in Belgium.
Ryan Mullen has shown that class that landed him a WorldTour contract at the tender age of 21 years in the opening stage of the Three Days of West Flanders in Belgium.
The Cannondale rider came home in 15th place in the first stage of the week on Friday; a short sharp 7km effort in Middelkerke.
The stage was on by BMC Racing’s Tom Bohil; the 22-year-old victor completing the courts in 7mins 50secs.
He was a very significant 6 seconds ahead of Martjin Keizer (LottoNL-Jumbo), with Lukasz Wisniowski (Etixx-Quick Step) in 3rd a further 4 seconds back.
National elite and U23 TT champion Mullen was 19 seconds down and the best finisher of his team.
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The An Post-Chainreaction squad is also riding the event, with national road race champion Damien Shaw putting in a very good showing in what are his first weeks in the pro game.
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He came in 55th place, some 34 seconds down on the winner and on the same time as for Rás winner and former An Post rider Gediminas Bagdonas.
Connor McConvey finished in 95th, some 47 seconds down while Jack Wilson was 158th some 1:28 adrift of the winner.
Saturday’s stage 1 takes the riders 176km from Brugge to Harelbeke and features four climbs and cobbles.
The race concludes on Sunday with a 183km race from Nieuwpoort to Ichtegem.
Fri, March 4th: Middelkerke TT (7km)
1 Tom Bohli (Sui) BMC Racing Team 0:07:50
2 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Team LottoNl - Jumbo 0:00:06
3 Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Etixx - Quick Step 0:00:10
4 Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha 0:00:12
5 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:14
6 Steven Lammertink (Ned) Team Lottonl - Jumbo 0:00:15
7 Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto Soudal
8 Robert Wagner (Ger) Team Lottonl - Jumbo 0:00:16
9 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Etixx - Quick Step
10 Nils Politt (Ger) Team Katusha 0:00:17
15 Ryan Mullen (Irl) Cannondale 0:00:19
55 Damien Shaw (Irl) An Post-Chainreaction 0:00:34
95 Connor McConvey (Irl) An Post-Chainreaction 0:00:47
158 Jack Wilson (Irl) An Post-Chainreaction 0:01:28
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