Eddie Dunbar sets sights on Giro as two Irish hit starting line in Italy

Eddie Dunbar

Gerard Cromwell

There will be two Irish riders on the start line of the Giro d’Italia when the three-week Italian Grand Tour begins tomorrow in Turin.

Cork’s Eddie Dunbar will be looking to repeat or better his seventh place finish of last year for his Australian backed Jayco Alula team while three-time Irish road race champion Ryan Mullen will be shepherding Dutch sprinter Danny Van Poppel through the flat stage finales for Bora Hansgrohe and will be hoping for a chance to get up the road and contest a stage win himself over the race’s duration.