Teams & Riders Eddie Dunbar is Not a Meme Rider

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I know that this thread already exists, but given his performances at this year's Giro, Eddie deserves a proper thread.
I'll update this post later with more details (as a Corkman, I've been following Eddie's career since he was a domestic rider).

Fun Fact: As an underage/junior rider, Eddie often used to ride 50kms from his home in Banteer to race in a local handicapped league race in Fermoy, start on his own 3/4 mins after a group of top domestic riders, catch all the other groups and win the race, then cycle home.
 
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I was mad when he renewed with ineos when his previous contract expired. He hasn't ridden a GT in 4 years after showing very good promise in his debut Giro (2019). Still a lot of years to develop but not riding a GT for so long is absurd for this kind of talent.
Makes you wonder what other offers he might have had and what Ineos promised him (in regards to which races he'd ride). The initial contact made sense after AquaBlue folded, but it was clear they never favoured him.
 
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He's also down to ride the Vuelta this year. If he targets GC a Top-5 seems like a reasonable ambition given there's only 25km of ITT although it might make more sense for him to go stage hunting instead.
 
He still has two years to achieve the 'Tour de France win by 2025' bet that was offered in 2014.

 
Riding so well./..He needs that little bit more but he is young and has time to get it. Wasted too many years at INEOS. Probably didn't get paid super salary either (which is one reason riders stay there). Must be a confidence thing as he always had talent but now this Giro will do wonders for his confidence
 
Dunbar needs to improve his ITT to be more of a factor in GC's - The positives are Jayco has good equipment and Pinotti can find improvements.
He was a really good TTer for his size in the u23 ranks, in 2016 he finished 9th in the u23 WC (ahead of Cavagna, Affini and Ganna, who always underperformed in the heat) and 6th in the EC ITT.
 
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