Eddie Dunbar has started his New Year by unwrapping his new Giant bike, supplied by new team Jayco AlUla, in the video below. He comes into the Australian World Tour team after just over four years with Team Sky/Ineos Grenadiers.
And while the opportunities to ride Grand Tours at Sky/Ineos were minimal - Dunbar only getting a start in Giro 2019 - that is all set to change at Jayco AlUla. Indeed, while Dunbar was also called up to races with little or no notice for Ineos Grenadiers, Jayco AlUla has already set out his race programme for the first half of this year (below).
Jayco AlUla has also outlined in great detail to stickybottle how it plans to turn the Irish climber into a Grand Tour contender this year and we'll publish that in-depth feature, a fantastic read not to be missed, later this evening.
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The main focus for Dunbar at present is the Giro, which starts in Fossacesia on the east coast of Italy on May 6th. The first part of the 2023 season will be comprised of stage races aimed at helping him build condition towards the Giro, where he will lead his new team.
He will kick of that preparation at the five-day Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, which starts on February 1st. That will be followed by UAE Tour, which involves seven stages and starts on February 20th. Then follows the traditional Giro warm-up event, Tirreno-Adriatico, from March 6th to 12th. The final race before the Giro for Dunbar will be the six-stage Itzulia Basque Country (2.UWT), which starts on April 3rd.
