Edward "Eddie" Dunbar (born 1 September 1996) is an Irish road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.[6]
.jpg) Dunbar, 2023 Giro d'Italia. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Dunbar |
| Born | 1 September 1996 Banteer, County Cork, Republic of Ireland |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9 st 0 lb)[2] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Jayco–AlUla |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Amateur team | |
| 2013–2014 | O'Leary's Stone Kanturk |
| Professional teams | |
| 2015 | NFTO |
| 2016–2017 | Axeon–Hagens Berman |
| 2018 | Aqua Blue Sport |
| 2018–2022 | Team Sky[3][4][5] |
| 2023– | Team Jayco–AlUla |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Career
editTeam Sky (2018–22)
editBorn in Banteer, County Cork, Dunbar joined Team Sky in September 2018, after his previous team Aqua Blue Sport – whom he had joined at the start of 2018[7] – encountered financial issues, and with approval from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), agreed to an early release from his contract.[8] He competed in the 2019 Giro d'Italia and came third in Stage 12 of the race.[9][10]
Team BikeExchange–Jayco
editIn August 2022, it was announced that Dunbar was to join Team Jayco–AlUla from the 2023 season, on a three-year contract.[11] He finished 7th in the 2023 Giro d’Italia.
Career achievements
editMajor results
editSource:[12]
- 2013
- 1st
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships - 5th Overall Junior Tour of Wales
- 2014
- National Junior Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Junior Tour of Wales
- 1st Stages 2 & 5
- 1st Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
- 2nd Shay Elliott Memorial Race
- 2015
- National Road Championships
- 1st Under-23 road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Under-23 time trial
- 1st
- 4th Overall Tour of the Reservoir
- 9th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 2016
- National Road Championships
- 1st Under-23 time trial
- 2nd Time trial
- 1st
- 4th Overall An Post Rás
- 1st Stage 7
- 6th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 9th Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 2017
- 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 2nd Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 3rd Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
- 5th Overall Volta ao Alentejo
- 5th Clássica da Arrábida
- 6th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
- 2018
- 4th Overall Tour of Belgium
- 5th Volta Limburg Classic
- 8th Overall Tour de Yorkshire
- 8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 8th Memorial Marco Pantani
- 2019
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 3rd Overall Tour de Yorkshire
- 5th Overall Route d'Occitanie
- 6th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 6th Giro della Toscana
- 7th Overall Tour de la Provence
- 2020
- 4th Giro dell'Emilia
- 6th Overall Tour de la Provence
- 2021
- 1st
Young rider classification, Tour de Suisse - 9th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
- 2022 (2 pro wins)
- 1st Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 1st Overall Tour de Hongrie
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2023
- 7th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 7th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 9th Overall Tour de Romandie
- 2024 (3)
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- Vuelta a España
- 1st Stages 11 & 20
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
22 | — | — | — | 7 | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | DNF | 11 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
Awards
editIn 2014, Dunbar was named as the Irish Male Cyclist of the Year.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Eddie Dunbar – The INEOS Grenadiers". Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Eddie Dunbar". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Team Ineos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Ineos Grenadiers". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Team Jayco–AlUla". UCI. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "2018 rider roster and first races confirmed". Aqua Blue Sport. Aqua Blue Sport Limited. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Eddie Dunbar joins Team Sky". Team Sky. Tour Racing Limited. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Ireland's Eddie Dunbar finishes an impressive third in 12th stage of Giro d'Italia". The 42. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (1 August 2022). "Eddie Dunbar to leave Ineos for BikeExchange-Jayco". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Edward Dunbar". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ Canty, Brian (18 November 2014). "Junior kingpin Dunbar Cyclist of the Year". Irish Examiner. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edward Dunbar.
- Eddie Dunbar at UCI
- Eddie Dunbar at ProCyclingStats
- Eddie Dunbar at CQ Ranking
- Eddie Dunbar at Olympedia
- Eddie Dunbar at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
- Edward Dunbar at Olympics.com
