Cork man holds off his pursuers on the climb up Picon Blanco.
EDDIE DUNBAR DUG deep to take his second stage of the Vuelta a Espana as he held off his pursuers on the climb up Picon Blanco today.
“I’ve had two of them in the last two weeks. I’m just looking forward to sharing these moments and celebrating them with friends and family.” — Eurosport September 7, 2024 Spaniard Enric Mas chased Dunbar across the line, seven seconds back after the 172km run from Villarcayo.Ben O’Connor, who surrendered his race lead the day before, fought hard to protect his second place crossing the line in sixth, 14 seconds behind Dunbar.Roglic increased his lead to 2min 2sec although his Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe faced some disruption when a member of staff was reportedly hospitalised earlier with food poisoning.
This time, he broke away from the group of race leaders with five kilometres left on the final climb, caught escapee Pavel Sivakov with 3.5km left and then sped away with 2km to go.
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