Vuelta a España: Eddie Dunbar wins atop Picón Blanco on stage 20

Ten days in the past, Eddie Dunbar (Jayco AlUla) took the largest win of his profession on the Vuelta a España however now he’s managed to surpass it at the exact same race, launching out of the group of GC favourites 5km from the road on stage 20 to win solo atop Picón Blanco.

When the Irishman made his transfer, he nonetheless had lone attacker Pavel Sivakov (UAE Team Emirates) to reel in, nevertheless, he dispatched with him rapidly earlier than managing to carry a lead that ebbed and flowed across the 10-second mark all the best way to the end forward of Enric Mas (Movistar) who was the perfect of the GC males.

After a dramatic chase unfolded to reel again Dunbar that was unsuccessful, race chief Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) managed third on the day to maintain his total lead from Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) in second.

The Australian fought valiantly and was helped by Felix Gall to take care of his second place on GC forward of Mas going into the ultimate time trial, the place he has 9 seconds to defend his best-ever Grand Tour end.

Dunbar’s first Vuelta stage win was candy and got here on a flat end the place he outfoxed his breakaway compatriots on stage 11 in Padron, nevertheless, in the present day’s was the queen stage of a Grand Tour, making it all of the extra sweeter for the 28-year-old.

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