Video: Conor Dunne's cycling story; from young amateur to Vuelta and Giro

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Conor Dunne ranks this win at the national championships as the best moment of his career. However, he never became jaded with pro racing and said he had to pinch himself when he was riding the Giro and Vuelta in the final years of his professional career (Photo: Sean Rowe)

In this 'meet the presenter' video with Conor Dunne the former pro rider takes us through his story in cycling; from his days as an amateur in England to riding the Vuelta and Giro.

Dunne has retired from racing now and is working for Global Cycling Network, for whom he's put together this extended piece on his cycling career.

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He talks us through the early days of his cycling experience before going to Belgium for five years, then turning pro and winning the nationals as well as riding two Grand Tours.

Dunne's is a really interesting story and while many of us will be familiar with his career when he was a pro, he goes way back in this clip and explains how he got involved in the sport.

He also goes through the favourite bikes he had during his career and his favourite jerseys, this is well worth a watch.