IRISH CYCLIST EDDIE Dunbar has been ruled out of the remainder of the Vuelta Espana after a crash before the fifth stage.
Competing in his first ever Vuelta, Cork man Dunbar was sitting in 42nd position overall, just over five minutes behind leader Remco Evenepoel.
#LaVuelta23Unfortunately @EddieDunbar crashed in the neutral zone ahead of the stage 5 start and has been forced to abandon the race ❌We’ll provide a further update soon. pic.twitter.com/q1bKgQ7XZ8— Team Jayco AlUla (@GreenEDGEteam) August 30, 2023
#LaVuelta23Unfortunately @EddieDunbar crashed in the neutral zone ahead of the stage 5 start and has been forced to abandon the race ❌We’ll provide a further update soon. pic.twitter.com/q1bKgQ7XZ8
Team Jayco Alula confirmed Dunbar’s withdrawal from the race and said they would provide a further update soon.
Dunbar, who finished seventh in this year’s Giro D’Italia, had already endured some difficulties early in his maiden Vuelta.
The 26-year-old Banteer native twice crashed during a team time trial in soaking conditions in Barcelona during the opening stage.
Dunbar is the third competitor to withdraw from this year’s Vuelta.
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Eddie Dunbar forced out of Vuelta after crash in neutral zone
IRISH CYCLIST EDDIE Dunbar has been ruled out of the remainder of the Vuelta Espana after a crash before the fifth stage.
Competing in his first ever Vuelta, Cork man Dunbar was sitting in 42nd position overall, just over five minutes behind leader Remco Evenepoel.
Team Jayco Alula confirmed Dunbar’s withdrawal from the race and said they would provide a further update soon.
Dunbar, who finished seventh in this year’s Giro D’Italia, had already endured some difficulties early in his maiden Vuelta.
The 26-year-old Banteer native twice crashed during a team time trial in soaking conditions in Barcelona during the opening stage.
Dunbar is the third competitor to withdraw from this year’s Vuelta.
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