Irishman placed 20th on the stage to Salerno, avoiding a crash right before the finish line
Australian rider Kaden Groves on his way to winning the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia in Salerno. Photograph: Getty ImagesIreland’s Eddie Dunbar stayed safe on a day of multiple crashes at the Giro d’Italia, finishing in the front group behind stage winner Kaden Groves and moving up one place to 13th overall.
Dunbar placed 20th on the stage to Salerno, avoiding a crash right before the finish line when British sprinter Mark Cavendish’s front wheel was clipped by Italian Alberto Dainese . This catapulted the British sprinter into a roadside barrier and then on to the ground, sliding across the line in fifth place. Dainese was later relegated.
Like Dunbar, Ireland’s other rider Ben Healy also stayed safe. He was delayed by crashes in the finale and rolled in 99th, but was given the same finishing time as Groves due to a UCI rule governing incidents inside the final three kilometres. World champion and race favourite Remco Evenepoel benefited from the same regulation after crashing with 2.7 kilometres to go. He remains second overall, 28 seconds behind race leader Andreas Leknessund . Dunbar stays two minutes 15 seconds back but is making continual improvements on the leader board and nearing the top 10. Healy is 55th.
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