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The 42
01-07-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Cork's Eddie Dunbar confirmed to make his Tour de France debut
CORK'S EDDIE DUNBAR will make his Tour de France debut when the 2025 race gets underway in Lille on Saturday. Dunbar has been confirmed as part of an eight-strong Jayco AlUla team, headed up by Australian Ben O'Connor as he targets the race's famous yellow jersey, and sprinter Dylan Groenewegen who will be chasing stage victories. 'We believe we have put together our strongest line-up, well suited to this year's edition,' general manager Brent Copeland said. 'It is never an easy task to put together a team line-up with dual ambitions, however, we are confident we have a great balance of riders.' Advertisement Dunbar's Grand Tour CV to date includes a seventh-place general classification finish at the Giro d'Italia in 2023, as well as two individual stage wins at the Vuelta a Espana in 2024.
The 42
12-06-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Eddie Dunbar remains sixth overall as Stewart sprints to Dauphine stage win
CORK'S EDDIE DUNBAR remains sixth overall after finishing comfortably in the main bunch on Thursday's fifth stage of the Criterium du Dauphine. British rider Jake Stewart won a sprint finish as Belgian Remco Evenepoel held onto the race lead. Advertisement Stewart claimed his first career victory in a World Tour race, edging the bunched finale ahead of Frenchman Axel Laurance and Norwegian Soren Waerenskjold after the hilly 183km run from Saint-Priest to Macon. Evenepoel, who took the yellow jersey in Wednesday's time-trial, crashed in the final kilometre but was able to resume without difficulty and lost no time in the overall standings. Evenepoel is expected to battle with Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar for the overall victory in the Alps. Dunbar currently sits 30 seconds off the lead in sixth. Friday's sixth stage is a hilly 126.7km run from Valserhone to Combloux near the border with Switzerland. – © AFP 2025
