He may be strapped up but he still looks in good form and ready to support his team mates at the Tour of Yorkshire; the irrepressible Mr Edward Dunbar.
Eddie Dunbar returned to the Tour of Yorkshire for today's final stage, still looking in good form despite his strapped up broken collar bone
The Irish teenager pulled clear in the early breakaway on Friday's opening stage and had taken the first two climbers' primes.
He put 40 seconds into his breakaway companions by the top of the second climb.
And when the five-man escape was being recaptured, the NFTO Pro Cycling man once again showed he has no fear when he attacked those he was with.
It ensured he led the race solo for a period in the hunt for more climbers’ classification points.
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Dunbar on his way to cresting the second climb of stage 1 at the head of the race, putting 40 seconds into his fellow escapees on the way up the climb (Photo: Larry Hickmott VeloUK.net)
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However, no sooner had he been recaptured than he was one of around 15 fallers coming down a descent made greasy in wet conditions.
And while most of those who crashed were able to remount, Dunbar broke his collarbone and had to be taken by ambulance to Scarborough Hospital, along with Team Sky’s Ben Swift.
Now patched up and facing a layoff of several weeks, Dunbar returned to the race today to cheer on his team mates with whom he appears to have gelled so well.
The team has confirmed the break was a “clean” one, meaning the bone simply snapped, with no complicating factors.
That should mean Dunbar is back racing in early June if his recovery goes to plan. And he should be able to train on the rollers or turbo trainer as early as next week.
While it’s disappointing for him, there is a long, long season ahead.
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