Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleEddie Dunbar won Friday's stage after a late attack (Getty)Irishman Eddie Dunbar secured his third career Vuelta a España stage victory and his team Pinarello-Q36.5's first grand tour win with a dramatic late attack near the summit of Penas Blancas in Estepona. After being initially dropped by King of the Mountains leader Santiago Buitrago on the category-one climb, Dunbar reeled the Colombian in with under 500 metres remaining to win by 14 seconds, while his British teammate Thomas Gloag placed third. Speaking after the stage, Dunbar expressed disbelief at his victory after feeling unwell early in the day and highlighted his recovery from a serious crash earlier this year that had left him unable to ride for three months. In the general classification battle, four-time champion Primoz Roglic launched multiple attacks on the final ascent, but race leader Enric Mas successfully covered every dig to ensure no changes among the top six riders. Enric Mas remains 1 minute and 37 seconds ahead of Roglic in the overall standings with two stages remaining, while Briton Oscar Onley extended his lead in the best young rider classification while holding fifth overall. In fullIrishman Eddie Dunbar wins third Vuelta a Espana stage as Enric Mas closes in on overall victoryMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Irish star launches late attack to secure surprise Vuelta stage win
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleEddie Dunbar won Friday's stage after a late attack (Getty)Irishman Eddie Dunbar secured his third career Vuelta a España stage victory and his team Pinarello-Q36.5's first grand tour win with a dramatic late attack near the summit of Penas Blancas in Estepona. After being initially dropped by King of the Mountains leader Santiago Buitrago on the category-one climb, Dunbar reeled the Colombian in with under 500 metres remaining to win by 14 seconds, while his British teammate Thomas Gloag placed third. Speaking after the stage, Dunbar expressed disbelief at his victory after feeling unwell early in the day and highlighted his recovery from a serious crash earlier this year that had left him unable to ride for three months. In the general classification battle, four-time champion Primoz Roglic launched multiple attacks on the final ascent, but race leader Enric Mas successfully covered every dig to ensure no changes among the top six riders. Enric Mas remains 1 minute and 37 seconds ahead of Roglic in the overall standings with two stages remaining, while Briton Oscar Onley extended his lead in the best young rider classification while holding fifth overall. In fullIrishman Eddie Dunbar wins third Vuelta a Espana stage as Enric Mas closes in on overall victoryMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
