Eddie Dunbar has put in a very strong ride to take 6th in the Giro della Toscana Italian classic today.
The young Irishman rode a very solid but defensive finale after team mate Egan Bernal pulled a breakaway clear on the final climb.
The Colombian, who was returning to racing after a long break in Colombia following his Tour de France win, looked strong despite his recent absence from the peloton.
Once he got clear in a four-man move Eddie Dunbar and Diego Rosa marked the counter attacking in the chasing group.
Their work helped to ensure nobody got across to the four leaders, who eventually pulled out a gap of one minute.
Dunbar then got clear of the chasers in the finale to take 6th place, some 53 seconds down on winner Giovanni Visconti (Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia-KTM).
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When Bernal attacked at the top of the third passage of the Monte Serra climb in the 204.4km race only Sergey Cherkasov (Gazprom-RusVelo) could follow.
Bernal attacked after Team Ineos had worked to bring back an early breakawy and then Rosa had spent time off the front only to be brought back in time for Bernal to counter.
Once the Colombian and Cherkasov pulled out a gap they were soon joined by Visconti and Pierpaolo Ficara of the Italian national team.
They survived to fight it out for victory; Bernal leading out the sprint only to be beaten to the line by Visconti. Cherkasov was 3rd followed by Ficara.
Davide Gabburo (Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia-KTM) was best of the rest, taking 5th place some 51 seconds down on the winner.
Dunbar was next at 53 seconds followed by the chase group five seconds later.
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