26 Mar 2022
Dunbar leads home 1-2
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Eddie Dunbar
Ben Tulett
Coppi e Bartali Stage 5: Casalguidi › Cantagrillo, 160km.
Eddie Dunbar won his first-ever professional race to lead home a Grenadiers 1-2 at Coppi e Bartali.
Dunbar won the race ahead of teammate Ben Tulett who finished second after an impressively consistent week, which was with victory on the queen stage to record his first win for the team.
Tulett also won the young rider’s jersey, Ethan Hayter won the sprinter’s jersey and the Grenadiers topped the team classification.
Dunbar won the race ahead of teammate Ben Tulett who finished second after an impressively consistent week, which was with victory on the queen stage to record his first win for the team.
Tulett also won the young rider’s jersey, Ethan Hayter won the sprinter’s jersey and the Grenadiers topped the team classification.
The final stage saw a small break quickly amass a large lead, with Cameron Wurf, Laurens de Plus and Salvatore Puccio working to keep the
Omer Goldstein (Israel - Premier Tech) was the closest threat to Dunbar’s overall lead in the break, but strong teamwork ensured he was brought back before the end of the race, ensuring the Irishman was able to celebrate his first professional win.
Omer Goldstein (Israel - Premier Tech) was the closest threat to Dunbar’s overall lead in the break, but strong teamwork ensured he was brought back before the end of the race, ensuring the Irishman was able to celebrate his first professional win.
I’ve been on the team a few years now and everyone knows how much this means to me."
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Eddie Dunbar
"I’ve been on the team a few years now and everyone knows how much this means to me, it's like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders! I knew I could be up there in races, GC-wise and I said ‘once I get a good run I can be good enough to contest these races'. Everything fell into place this week and it's a relief.
Eddie Dunbar
"I’ve been on the team a few years now and everyone knows how much this means to me, it's like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders! I knew I could be up there in races, GC-wise and I said ‘once I get a good run I can be good enough to contest these races'. Everything fell into place this week and it's a relief.
“The guys did a super job all week - they rode really well. We rode the stage today and controlled it from start to finish, it was great. I was grateful to all of the guys for believing in me and backing me these last few days to stick in there and it’s nice to finally get a win and show how grateful I am to them and all the staff too.
“We laid down the marker from day one to show we had a strong team and it was a super week for us and also for Ben - he got his first pro win and 2nd on GC. On the really tough days he was always there."
Ben Tulett finished second overall and was the best young rider
