Ryan Mullen will be disappointed in the immediate aftermath of missing out in a Worlds medal, but 4th at this level aged just 19 years points to a glittering future. (Photo: Guy Swarbrick)
By Gerard Cromwell
Shortly after Martyn Irvine won a silver medal in the scratch race, Ryan Mullen went close to a bronze medal in the individual pursuit at the track world championships in Colombia in the early hours of this morning.
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Riding his first senior world championships, Mullen got off to a slower start in the 4km event than Kiwi opponent Marc Ryan but fought gamely to pull the deficit back from 1.7 seconds to within a tenth of a second with just four laps of the track to go.
That was as close as the 19-year-old would get to the New Zealander however as Mullen began to fade in the last 500m to finish fourth overall, covering the four kilometre test in a time of 4.24.626
Having put in such an excellent ride on his first senior championships Mullen has shown the world that he will be a star on the track for many years to come.
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