Eddie Dunbar was motor pacing out training on Wednesday when he crashed and broke his collar bone. His team says he will be out for a month but they are hopeful he will be able to return after just that short period away.
One of Ireland’s most exciting young prospects, Eddie Dunbar, has had his progress temporarily halted for at least a month after a training ride crash while getting the miles in at home on Irish roads.
The teenager fell off while he was motor pacing – training behind a motorbike – about 60km from his home in Banteer. And the Axeon Hagens Berman Cycling Team rider unfortunately suffered a broken collarbone.
"I went around the corner and the side of the road was not in the best condition," Dunbar said.
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"I managed to keep control of my bike, but I hit a metal guardrail and went flying over the handlebars.”
He knew as soon as he landed that he had broken his collarbone. The incident comes nearly a year after he broke his left collarbone in a crash at the Tour de Yorkshire.
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"It happened so quickly. Kind of in the blink of an eye," he said of Wednesday's crash.
"I was very lucky. I was probably going 50 or 60 kilometers an hour. It could have been a lot worse, especially if there had been a car coming on the other side of the road."
Axeon Hagens Berman General Manager Axel Merckx said Dunbar will undergo surgery later this week and could be back on his home trainer about one week after surgery.
"He should be able to start racing again about a month from now," Merckx said.
"For sure it is a big loss. I know he was targeting the Amgen Tour of California in a big way. It's one of the reasons guys come to this team, to do those big races.
"Breaking his collarbone is very unfortunate," Merckx said.
"But we have many more races coming after this and he should be able to get some results for himself.
“We have a strong team so I know we have a bunch of guys who can step up. But I am disappointed for him because I know he has been putting in a lot of training."
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