Last week we were delighted that Eddie Dunbar finally got reward for the hard work he's put in over many years. In Ireland as a young rider he showed exceptional talent, like other he progressed on to continental racing and made into the Pro peloton. We all knew this guy could go far he had all the qualities.
Unfortunately, in cycling like everything in life, you need some luck on your side, Eddie was probably one of the few cyclists who had many years of no real luck on his side. A career daunted by many things and many crashes, he never really got the chance to shine. Until now, the last few weeks in the Vuelta Espana have been the unleashing of Eddie Dunbar to show what he is capable of.
He won two stages in the Tour of Spain, while the two wins were completely different, both were just amazing.
'Well done Eddie' I'm delighted for you and your family, your team mates, the members of the Kanturk Cycling Club and Dan Curtin who's hard work for many years has produced so many very talented cyclists.
2024 La Vuelta Espana - Results
Stage 20 Villarcayo > Picón Blanco 172 km (Sat 9th Sept)
1 Edward DUNBAR TEAM JAYCO ALULA 04h 38' 37''
2 Enric MAS NICOLAU MOVISTAR TEAM 04h 38' 44''
3 Primoz ROGLIC RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE 04h 38' 47''
4 R. CARAPAZ EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST 04h 38' 49''
5 U. BERRADE FERNANDEZ EQUIPO KERN PHARMA 04h 38' 51''
6 B. O'CONNOR DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM 04h 38' 51''
7 D. GAUDU GROUPAMA-FDJ 04h 38' 58'' -
8 M. LANDA T-REX – Quick-Step 04h 39' 00''
9 F. LIPOWITZ RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE 04h 39' 14''
10 M. SKJELMOSE LIDL-TREK 04h 39' 14''
GC After Stage 20 (Total Distance covered 3264.3km)
1 Primoz ROGLIC RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE 81h 22' 19''
2 Ben O'CONNOR DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM 81h 24' 21''
3 Enric MAS NICOLAU MOVISTAR TEAM 81h 24' 30''
4 R. CARAPAZ EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST 81h 25' 19''
5 D. GAUDU GROUPAMA-FDJ 81h 27' 07''
6 M. SKJELMOSE LIDL-TREK 81h 27' 37''
7 F. LIPOWITZ RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE 81h 28' 45''
8 M. LANDA T-REX – Quick-Step 81h 29' 16''
9 P. SIVAKOV UAE TEAM EMIRATES 81h 31' 09''
10 C. RODRIGUEZ INEOS GRENADIERS 81h 32' 50''
Irish
11 E. DUNBAR TEAM JAYCO ALULA 81h 35' 34''
74 D. RAFFERTY EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST 84h 32' 45''
Here's one of our pictures from 2012, riding as an under 16, Eddie Dunbarr from Kanturk was way out on his own - He went on to win this race the CONWAY/BAXTER Youth Race in Kildare. He went on to win in all age groups after that.
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