Junior Tour

buffalo

http://www.irishcyclingphotos.com/?p=17353

Setanta Sports will be providing coverage of the 2013 International Junior Tour of Ireland cycling race in County Clare from July 2-7.

Race organisers say the Irish sports broadcaster has committed itself to broadcasting highlighted coverage of the six stages in the world’s longest junior (U18) event.

...the Stena Line Ireland Team to take compete in this year’s Junior Tour has been announced and includes Thomas Fallon (Galway), Eddie Dunbar (Cork), Matthew Doyle (Derry) and Dylan Foley (Cork). Teams representing all four Irish provinces and clubs from all over Ireland also will be participating, while international teams will be travelling from Holland (2 teams), USA, France and Britain (1 team each).

Great to see coverage!

Also, I can picture the Irish team strategy: a) get Dunbar up the road, b) disrupt the chase, c) profit!

Chips Lovell

Wow, that's great news. Good to see the up and coming riders getting some coverage.

buffalo

Kicking off tonight!

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/epic-junior-tour-of-ireland-in-store-hopes-high-for-home-win-to-break-drought-since-sam-bennett/

http://www.stickybottle.com/blogs/ive-no-shame-admitting-im-probably-the-worst-ever-winner-of-the-junior-tour-dream-big-lads/

funkyjebus

I can't see it on Setanta's schedule. Anyone know when it's on.

buffalo

Won't be on 'til afterwards:

A one-hour highlights programme will be supplied by sports TV company Irish Sports Network, with Setanta, Premier Sports in the UK and a number of channels in Africa also taking pictures

lennymc

any results from the TT yet?

start list and times here

on_the_nickel

lennymc wrote: »

any results from the TT yet?

start list and times here

NPRT sweep: Downey, Foley and Dunbar 1, 2 & 3, according to Twitter, anyone confirm?

Just confirmed on stickybottle.com http://www.stickybottle.com/races-results/mark-downey-takes-first-stage-and-yellow-jersey-at-junior-tour-of-ireland-from-dylan-foley-eddie-dunbar/

buffalo

on_the_nickel wrote: »

NPRT sweep: Downey, Foley and Dunbar 1, 2 & 3, according to Twitter, anyone confirm?

Nearly. Dunbar doesn't ride for NRPT, and while Foley does, he's on the Irish squad for the JT. Well done to them though, will be interesting to see how the race plays out, particularly with two NRPT teams in there to work for Downey.

lennymc

yesterdays results available on stickybottle

buffalo

Sadler reportedly takes today's stage for Munster in a bunch sprint.

niceonetom

I swear to god this is genuine:

So I dropped a thumbnail pic of Eddie Dunbar into google image search hoping to see the full-size version (his position if phenomenal).

This is the result.

morana

niceonetom wrote: »

I swear to god this is genuine:

So I dropped a thumbnail pic of Eddie Dunbar into google image search hoping to see the full-size version (his position if phenomenal).

This is the result.

but he needs to keep his head up! no point in being super aero and colliding with a tree

buffalo

niceonetom wrote: »

I swear to god this is genuine:

So I dropped a thumbnail pic of Eddie Dunbar into google image search hoping to see the full-size version (his position if phenomenal).

This is the result.]

The lad's a machine!

http://www.stickybottle.com/races-results/eddie-dunbar-underlines-supreme-class-at-junior-tour-storms-to-stage-win-and-yellow-jersey/

vistafinder

It will be interesting to see what he does now that he is in the leaders jersey. Will he keep going up the road?

LeoD

Anyone know what time this will finish on Gallows Hill today? Would prefer to see these guys in action rather than the farce currently being played out in France.

buffalo

So Dunbar nets two stage wins and the overall, and he's a first year junior. What is he going to be like in a few years?!