Eddie Dunbar Explained

Eddie Dunbar
Fullname:Edward Dunbar
Birth Date:1 September 1996
Birth Place:Banteer, County Cork, Republic of Ireland
Height:[1]
Weight:570NaN0[2]
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Climbing specialist
Amateuryears1:2013–2014
Amateurteam1:O'Leary's Stone Kanturk
Proyears1:2015
Proyears2:2016–2017
Proyears3:2018
Proyears4:2018–2022
Proteam4:[3] [4] [5]
Proyears5:2023–
Majorwins:One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2024)

Edward "Eddie" Dunbar (born 1 September 1996) is an Irish road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam .[6]

Career

Team Sky (2018–22)

Born in Banteer, Dunbar joined in September 2018, after his previous team – 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

In August 2022, it was announced that Dunbar was to join from the 2023 season, on a three-year contract.[11] He finished 7th in the 2023 Giro d’Italia.

Career achievements

Major results

Source: [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 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
  • 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
  • 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 (1)
  • 1st Time trial, National Road Championships

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour20192020202120222023
    Giro d'Italia22———7
    Tour de France—————
    Vuelta a España————DNF
    Legend
    —Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish

    Awards

    In 2014, Dunbar was named as the Irish Male Cyclist of the Year.[13]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Eddie Dunbar – The INEOS Grenadiers . 22 January 2021.
    2. Web site: Eddie Dunbar . ProCyclingStats . 22 January 2021.
    3. Web site: Team Sky . . . 5 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190105011120/http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/team-sky/ . 5 January 2019.
    4. Web site: Team Ineos . UCI.org . . 2 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200102035953/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13993/1001552/260 . 2 January 2020.
    5. Web site: Ineos Grenadiers . UCI.org . . 2 January 2021 . https://archive.today/20210102023102/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15241/1001552/279 . 2 January 2021.
    6. Web site: Team Jayco–AlUla. UCI. 12 January 2023.
    7. Web site: 2018 rider roster and first races confirmed . 1 January 2018 . 5 January 2018 . . Aqua Blue Sport Limited. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105233644/http://www.aquabluesport.com/blog/2018-team-first-races.html. 5 January 2018. dead.
    8. News: Eddie Dunbar joins Team Sky . . Tour Racing Limited. 13 September 2018. 5 January 2019.
    9. Web site: 2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List . 8 May 2019 . ProCyclingStats.
    10. Web site: Ireland's Eddie Dunbar finishes an impressive third in 12th stage of Giro d'Italia . 23 May 2019 . The 42 . 24 May 2019.
    11. News: Stephen. Farrand. Eddie Dunbar to leave Ineos for BikeExchange-Jayco. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 August 2022. 19 September 2022.
    12. Web site: Edward Dunbar. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 19 September 2022.
    13. News: Brian. Canty. Junior kingpin Dunbar Cyclist of the Year. Irish Examiner. Irish Times Trust. 18 November 2014. 19 September 2022.

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