Kanturk junior Eddie Dunbar, riding for the Muster Sensa team, on his way to stage victory and the yellow jersey at the NFTO Junior Tour of Wales today.
By Gerard Cromwell
Recently crowned Irish junior road race champion, Eddie Dunbar stormed into the yellow jersey at the Junior Tour of Wales today after a typically aggressive stage in the saddle saw him solo to victory by over three minutes.
Dunbar spent most of the 72km stage 2 from Brynmawr to Llangynidr Mountain out front in a three man move that built up a four and a half minute lead on the peloton.
As the trio approached the climb to the finish howver, Dunbar made his excuses and left the group, riding solo to the top, where he crossed the line two minutes and 43 seconds ahead of second placed Alexander Baybrooke Velocity WD40, with Leon Mazzone of the Isle of Man third at 3’53”.
Having finished fifth in this morning's opening time trial, Dunbar now leads the race overall by three minutes and four seconds from Baybrooke with Matthew Gibson best of the rest at 4’21”.
Dunbar's Munster Sensa teammates Dylan O'Brien finished sixth on today's stage, with Stephen Shanahan 15th and Dara O'Mahony 32nd.
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Dunbar is also second in the king of the mountains competition and third in the points classification.
NFTO Junior Tour of Wales
Stage 2: Brynmawr to Llangynidr (72km)
- Eddie Dunbar (Munster SENSA) 1:56:19
- Alexander Braybrooke VWD @2:43
- Leon Mazzone BHI 3:53
- Ben Chapman CEN 4:16 5. Joe Evans HAR 4:33
- Dylan O’Brien (Munster Sensa) 4:57
General Classification after Stage 2
- Eddie Dunbar (Munster SENSA) 2:08:42
- Alexander Braybrooke VWD @03:04
- Matthew Gibson VWD @4:21
- Ben Chapman CEN 04:39
- Tristan Robbins BHI 04:53
- Thomas Baylis HAR 04:55
- Leon Mazzone BHI 04:57
- Nathan Draper RST 05:14
- Joe Evans HAR 5:21
- Gwyn Lovibond WAL 05:24
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