by So is the level that Sean Flynn has now reached. The British street district championships are one of the least glamorous races on its schedule.
Flynn’s promotion has led to some of the best-known races in the cycling calendar this season, including Milan-Sanremo, the tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix to strengthen his appearance in La Vuelta a España in 2023.
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And what is even more meaningful about Flynn and his rapidly increasing expectations in itself is that he is not satisfied to only start the biggest races in sports. Rather, he is a bit frustrated that he could no longer influence his results this year.
“This season was really positive and I had the chance to run that I always dreamed of, so it was exciting and I had a lot of experience. Some of my appearances were very good and so I was disappointed that some of the classics were no longer achieved by a first -class level,” says Flynn.
“It is obviously encouraging to run well – it is just a shame that I didn’t get any result on paper that I can sitting and staring and admiring. Cycling is only so many variables and sometimes it goes on your way and sometimes it doesn’t get.”
Flynn, who drives for team picnic Postnl, admits that he is disproportionately hard for himself. In view of the fact that he is only 25 years old and has only two full seasons in the professional ranks, his progress on the top level, told the least, was impressive, and he admits that he runs in the top races of sport against the best drivers in the world, and was both a steep learning curve and the grace of a life.
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“People tell me that I am too hard for myself and sometimes I have to take a step back,” says the native from Edinburgh.
“In these huge races, I run the biggest stars of the sport that are simply incredible drivers, and that’s why I have to stand in the right perspective.
“If you look at the classics on TV, it can just look, but there is so much that it does well to know how to know the moments that are important and know what you can expect.
“And the monument races that are 250 km or longer are a completely different ball game, so I was glad that I was able to make races with this length and get through them.
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“This year was a really good learning experience for me, and it was really cool to make these iconic races. When I drove in Roubaix with the cutting section, the fan in me couldn’t believe it.”
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In the coming days, Flynn’s focus will be on the national championships, which will take place in Ceredigion, Wales, today in front of tomorrow’s Circuit Race and the Road Race on Sunday, in which Flynn will set up with the time process.
There will also be a number of Flynns in action, including, on the side of the men, on the route, Mark Stewart and Callum Thornley and Calum Johnson, while the Women’s Side, the Scots that are worth paying attention to Flynn’s girlfriend, Lauren Dickson, as well as Kate Richardson, Neah Evans, Eilidh and Asolland.
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For Flynn, in view of the form in which he is located, he is not surprising that he challenges himself to a podium.
“Nationals are always difficult to predict, but I want to try to win it. I will run and it really only depends on how things go during the day,” he says.
“But in view of the standard of the driver, I could be finished outside the top 10 and still be quite satisfied how I drove. I look forward to it and I will only see what I can get from it, but I will certainly strive to the top.”
For Flynn, this year remains a few months after races in which he hopes to further increase the profile of the street race in Scotland.
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His success, along with the success of Tour de France Rider Oscar ONLEY and a number of other Scots that have an impact in Europe. Flynn is confident that the success of this group of young Scottish men can convince more Scottish children in any way, that it is a professional racing driver who becomes a professional street racing driver.
“It is really nice to fly the flag for Scotland at this level,” he says.
“In the first few years of my career I was only in my own little bubble, but now I have the feeling that I survive the race, and that’s why I want to do a little more to encourage and inspire more people to get on their bike.
“When I was younger, there were no obvious role models from Scotland on the top level of the street race, but now we have some Scottish boys on the top level.
“I know that I found it really cool when I got through when I had a connection to someone that I thought was really cool, so I hope that for this reason I can continue to drive these big races.”
