Strong showing for Ryan at European Games in Baku

Caroline Ryan has finished 15th for Ireland in cycling’s individual time trial on Day Six of the European Games in Baku.

Ryan’s time of 35 minutes 29 seconds was three minutes down on race winner Ellen van Dijk of the Netherlands, who had 37 seconds to spare over Ganna Solovei of Ukraine.

Bronze was claimed by another Dutch rider, Annemiek van Vleuten.

Ryan Mullen features in the men’s individual time trial at 9am Irish time, which is around the same time that Sean McComb fights Ukrainian Tymur Beliak in the opening round of the lightweight competition at the Crystal Hall.

Chloe Aboud has been beaten in the preliminary round of the women’s taekwondo at the 67kg weight division, losing 14-6 to Swede Elin Johansson in another section of the massive venue built especially for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.

Wrestling has also provided an early-morning Irish defeat with Alexander Dolly being beaten 4-0 in the 86kg freestyle by Taimuraz Friev Naskidaeva of Spain.