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Eddie Dunbar and the Jayco AlUla squad during the pre-race presentation in Turin

Dunbar's Groundhog Day leads to Italian adventure

Corkman Eddie Dunbar was seventh overall in last year's Giro d'Italia. Things have gone less smoothly this time around but with the race starting today, he's hopeful the next three weeks will bring good news.

Cycling • 04 May 24

Dunbar and Mullen set for Giro as Pogacar man to beat

Eddie Dunbar will lead the Irish challenge at this year's Giro d'Italia which begins on Saturday, while Ryan Mullen is also racing the prestigious tour.

Cycling • 02 May 24

Eddie Dunbar was sitting in 42nd position overall ahead of stage 5

Neutral-zone crash forces Eddie Dunbar out of Vuelta

A crash ahead of stage five has ruled Irish cyclist Eddie Dunbar out of the remainder of the Vuelta Espana.

Cycling • 30 Aug 23

Eddie Dunbar pictured during the Giro d'Italia

Dunbar targeting Grand Tour podium after Giro success

Eddie Dunbar is targeting a podium finish in a Grand Tour event after his stunning seventh-place finish at the Giro d'Italia.

Cycling • 29 May 23

Primoz Roglic crosses the line at today's time trial

Roglic poised to win Giro after decisive time-trial

Primoz Roglic is poised to win his first Giro d'Italia title after snatching the overall lead from Geraint Thomas with victory in the 18.6-kilometre individual time trial on Saturday, with Eddie Dunbar slipping to seventh overall.

Cycling • 27 May 23

Eddie Dunbar in action during the 183km stage from Longarone to Tre Cime di Lavaredo

Dunbar stays inside top five after brutally tough stage

Eddie Dunbar remains inside the top five overall at the Giro d'Italia after a brutally tough Queen Stage in the Dolomites on Friday.

Cycling • 26 May 23

Dunbar has gained more time on the field in Italy

Dunbar up to fourth in Giro with three stages remaining

Cork cyclist Eddie Dunbar has moved up to fourth in the Giro d'Italia after another superb climbing performance in the Dolomites.

Cycling • 25 May 23

Alberto Dainese celebrates his stage win

Dainese wins Giro stage, Dunbar stays fifth overall

Alberto Dainese timed his sprint to perfection in a breathless finish to win Wednesday's stage 17 at the Giro d'Italia, a 195km ride from Pergine Valsugana to Caorle.

Cycling • 24 May 23

Eddie Dunbar (in blue and white) stayed with race leader Geraint Thomas and main contenders on today's punishing stage

Dunbar into top 5 as he mixes it with GC contenders

Eddie Dunbar has moved into the top five in general classification at Giro d'Italia after a remarkable ride on a punishing stage 16, which saw the Corkman go toe-to-toe with the main contenders.

Cycling • 23 May 23

Eddie Dunbar: 'These people have never, ever done it before in their lives'

Dunbar riding through the pain in huge Giro effort

Eddie Dunbar is six days away from becoming just the third Irish rider to ever finish inside the top 10 at the Giro d'Italia, but he knows there's still a lot of road to travel yet this week.

Cycling • 22 May 23

Brandon McNulty (L) surges past Ben Healy (c) and Marco Frigo on the final stretch to the line

Healy narrowly denied another stage win at Giro

Ireland's Ben Healy narrowly missed out on another stage win at the Giro d'Italia, finishing second on the 15th stage of the race on Sunday.

Cycling • 21 May 23

Eddie Dunbar and Team Jayco AlUla team-mate Michael Hepburn ahead of the 13th stage

Dunbar stays seventh after shortened 13th stage

Eddie Dunbar remains seventh in the general classification after an eight-placed finish on the shortened 74.6km-stage 13 of the Giro d'Italia on Friday.

Cycling • 19 May 23

Nico Denz celebrates at the finish line to take stage 12 ahead of Toms Skujins

Dunbar remains in seventh as Denz takes sprint finish

Eddie Dunbar maintained his seventh position in the Giro D'Italia overall classification as Germany's Nico Denz won stage 12 after outsprinting Toms Skujins.

Cycling • 18 May 23

Eddie Dunbar (l) waves to the crowd during Tuesday's event

Dunbar ninth overall after 10th stage at Giro d'Italia

Ireland's Eddie Dunbar remains in the hunt for a top 10 finish after the tenth stage of the Giro d'Italia.

Cycling • 16 May 23

Eddie Dunbar during the sixth stage in Naples

Dunbar grabs top 10 finish in taxing seventh stage

Ireland's Eddie Dunbar finished ninth on the gruelling seventh stage at the Giro d'Italia to move 11th overall in the standings.

Cycling • 12 May 23

Kaden Groves (L) and Jonathan Milan (C) sprint for the finish line as Mark Cavendish is brought down

Groves wins chaotic Giro stage five, Leknessund leads

Kaden Groves won a damp, chaotic stage five of the Giro d'Italia on a crash-strewn day during which overall favourite Remco Evenepoel was almost taken out of the race by a stray dog and Mark Cavendish slid across the finish line on his backside to take fourth place.

Cycling • 10 May 23

Dunbar finishes ninth on Giro stage four

Eddie Dunbar finished ninth in stage four of the Giro d'Italia, a mountainous 175-km ride from Venosa to Lago Laceno.

Cycling • 09 May 23

Michael Matthews celebrates on the podium

Matthews fends off Pedersen to win stage three of Giro

Australian Michael Matthews timed his final effort to perfection to win a rain-affected stage three at the Giro d'Italia on Monday, following a 216km ride from Vasto to Melfi.

Cycling • 08 May 23

Jonathan Milan celebrates at the finish line on home soil

Milan claims stage two at Giro d'Italia

Italy's Jonathan Milan of Bahrain Victorious won stage two of the Giro d'Italia.

Cycling • 07 May 23

Remco Evenepoel celebrates on the podium after winning the first stage

Evenepoel storms to victory on stage one of Giro

Remco Evenepoel was victorious on the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia, an individual time trial along the Adriatic coast, to take the leader's maglia rosa jersey.

Cycling • 07 May 23

Eddie Dunbar is raring to go for his first Giro in four years

Dunbar aims for Giro top 10 despite lack of preparation

Eddie Dunbar has had a injury-blighted start to his season, but tells Brian Canty he is ready for the Giro d'Italia, which starts today.

Cycling • 06 May 23

Eddie Dunbar in the Team INEOS Grenadiers colours during this year's Criterium du Dauphine

Dunbar now has Grand ambitions after team switch

A move to Team Jayco AlUla has laid out a new set of goals for Eddie Dunbar, and with it the prospect of participating in Grand Tours.

Cycling • 23 Dec 22

Eddie Dunbar with the trophy following his win in Hungary

Dunbar puts Giro disappointment behind him with victory

Eddie Dunbar maintained his recent good form by claiming his second win of the year after securing victory in the Tour de Hongrie (Tour of Hungary).

Cycling • 15 May 22

Dunbar overcomes setbacks to take place among elite

Eddie Dunbar's talent has long been known to keen observers of the sport but his six years as a professional rider have not been straightforward, writes Brian Canty.

Cycling • 27 Mar 22

Eddie Dunbar celebrates his win while crossing the line

Dunbar wins Coppi e Bartali to claim first pro victory

Irish cyclist Eddie Dunbar secured overall victory in the prestigious Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali in Italy to claim the first professional race of his career.

Cycling • 27 Mar 22