Eddie Dunbar has secured the biggest victory of his professional career on Saturday, winning the overall classification of the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali in Italy.
The Corkman sealed victory in the prestigious early-season stage race when he finished safely alongside his main rivals on the hilly final stage to Cantagrillo, placing 15th.
They were four minutes and 23 seconds behind QuickStep Alpha Vinyl teammates Josef Cerny and Rémi Cavagna, who were the best of a 10 man breakaway group which went clear earlier in the stage. The riders in the escape were no real threat to Dunbar’s lead and so his Ineos Grenadiers team concentrated on watching his rivals and ensuring he brought home the final overall victory.
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- March 27, 2022
