Video: Eddie Dunbar takes first KOH from escape against WorldTour pros in Tour de Yorkshire

Update: Dunbar has since crashed out of the race:

Dunbar crashes out of Tour of Yorkshire with serious injuries

 

 

This video shows Irish teenager Eddie Dunbar (NFTO Pro Cycling) taking the first climbers' prime on stage 1 in the Tour of Yorkshire riding against WorldTour opposition.

Dunbar went clear in a five-man escape very soon after the start on the 174km stage from Bridlington to Scarborough.

He took the climbers' points on the climb of Dalby Forrest after around 5okm.

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The breakaway's lead had gone out to over 5 minutes but had come down slightly at the time of writing, around half way through the stage; with Team Sky doing much of the riding on the front of the peloton.

 

 

Dunbar, right and at the back, in the breakaway at a sprint prime along the route of the Tour of Yorkshire today.