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RTÉ News
12-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Eddie Dunbar remains sixth at Criterium du Dauphine with three stages to go
Eddie Dunbar remains sixth in the Criterium du Dauphine general classification after Jake Stewart took a surprise bunch sprint victory on the 183km stage 5 in a chaotic dash for the line at Macon. The Team Jayco Alula rider, who put in an outstanding performance in yesterday's time trial to finish eighth overall and beaten by just 20 seconds by Tadej Pogacar - began the day 30 seconds down on leader Remco Evenepoel and that gap remains the same with three stages remaining. The Corkman was nestled safely among the packed bunch where Evenepoel was caught up in a late crash but was able to complete the stage. Dunbar is in esteemed company in the standings, sandwiched between Tour de France royalty. The 28-year-old is 14 seconds adrift of Jonas Vingegaard, with just eight seconds to spare over reigning Tour de France champion and three-time winner Pogacar. Wicklow native Archie Ryan was also in the leading group today and is 39th overall, 2' 25" down on Evenepoel, while EF Education-Easypost's Ben Healy finished 3' 18" down on the stage winner. Tomorrow the peloton moves into the high mountains for the first time on a short, punchy 126-kilometre run from Valserhone to Combloux, with the final two stages at the weekend the most demanding of the race.
BBC News
17-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Plapp claims first Grand Tour stage win at Giro
Australian Luke Plapp claimed the first Grand Tour win of his career with a stunning solo win on the eighth stage of the Giro d'Italia. The 24-year-old, riding for Team Jayco Alula, attacked from the breakaway group with around 40km to go and crossed the line with a gap of 38 seconds over Netherlands' Wilco Kelderman in second. Diego Ulissi finished third, and moved into the lead of the overall standings, becoming the first Italian to do so since 2021. "I still can't believe it, to be honest," Plapp said at the end of the race. "I feel like it's been a long time coming – I'm always targeting the Aussie summer, and just never been able to make a result happen in Europe."Last year, I got so close to the Giro so many times so for today to happen is so, so special." Plapp then joked that he made his move with such a long way to go because he felt he could not beat the others in a sprint finish after the 197km stage across the medium-range mountains from Giulianova to Ulissi took the overall lead from 2023 Giro winner Primoz Roglic, who slipped to third and remains 17 seconds behind the will wear the pink jersey as the race goes through Tuscany, the region of his birth, on Sunday with a 181km stage from Gubbio to Siena. Max Poole is the best-placed British rider in seventh overall, while Simon Yates is 10th. The race ends in Rome on 1 June. Stage eight results 1. Luke Plapp (Aus/Jayco Alula) 4hr 44min 20secs2. Wilco Kelderman (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) +38secs3. Diego Ulissi (Ita/XDS-Astana) +38secs4. Igor Arrieta (Spa/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +1min 22secs5. Nicolas Prodhomme (Fra/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) +1min 35secs6. Andrea Vendrame (Ita/Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) +1min 48secs7. Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita/XDS-Astana) +1min 48secs8. Georg Steinhauser (Ger/EF Education-EasyPost) +2min 59secs9. Romain Bardet (Fra/Picnic PostNL) +3min 02secs10. Alessio Martinelli (Ita/VF Group) +4min 37secs General classification after stage eight 1. Diego Ulissi (Ita/XDS-Astana) 29hr 21min 23secs2. Lorenzo Fortunato (Ita/XDS-Astana) +12secs3. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe) +17secs4. Juan Ayuso (Spa/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +20secs5. Isaac del Toro (Mex/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +26secs6. Antonio Tiberi (Ita/Bahrain Victorious) +44secs7. Max Poole (GB/Team Picnic PostNL) +47secs8. Michael Storer (Aus/Tudor Pro Cycling) +50secs9. Brandon McNulty (USA/UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +51secs10. Simon Yates (GB/Visma-Lease a Bike) +56secs
