Ryan Mullen wasted little time letting Trek-Segafredo know they made a good call by signing him, as he won the stage 3 race against the clock at the Vuelta a San Juan on Tuesday in impressive fashion.
Mullen started early in the day and sat on the hot seat for nearly two hours before his mark of 17:43 proved to be the best time over the 14.4km course.
He beat Filippo Ganna (UAE-Team Emirates) by 25 seconds and Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) by 30, and was the only rider to put in a sub-18-minute ride.
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"Obviously it’s my first race of the year and it’s my first race for Trek-Segafredo, so it’s really nice to be able to start the season with a win," Mullen said in the press conference after the stage.
"I wasn’t sure how I would feel today because it’s really early in the season for me, so to come away with the win is really nice. I think everyone on the team is really proud."
The course was tailor-made for Mullen, circling through the provincial capital and providing little challenge in the form of vertical gain. The biggest obstacle on the day proved to be the headwind that hit riders on certain sections of the course, including the closing kilometres.
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