(Reuters) – Irishman Eddie Dunbar won the 11th stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday, mounting a well-timed attack inside the last kilometre and fending off his chasers to triumph in the mountains around Padron.
The win marked the first major victory for the 27-year-old Jayco AlUla rider in a Grand Tour.
When Dunbar accelerated ahead of the lead group, no one could keep up. Despite the Irishman’s small build, he successfully fended off the more powerful riders from the day’s breakaway.
Dunbar triumphed over Belgian Quinten Hermans of Alpecin-Deceuninck, who secured second place, and Britain’s Max Poole from Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL, who finished third.
(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk; editing by Clare Fallon)
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