Seven weeks after taking the first professional win of his career, Eddie Dunbar clocked up his second in winning the Tour de Hongrie in Hungary on Sunday. The Corkman attacked with two kilometres remaining of the final stage, immediately gapping the other riders in the front group on the climb of Gyongyos-Kekesteto, and opening up a solid lead.
Dunbar looked set for the stage win but the Italian rider Antonio Tiberi (Trek-Segafredo) went in pursuit and was able to inch his way back up to the Irishman. He made the junction with approximately 25 metres remaining and swept past for the win, with Dunbar netting second.
Tiberi had however lost over 12 minutes on stage two, leaving Dunbar the clear winner overall. That gave him the more important victory of the day.
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- May 16, 2022
