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Eddie Dunbar timed his break to perfection in the last kilometre to win stage 11 of the Vuelta a Espana in Padron.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Irish rider, who finished seventh in last year’s Giro d’Italia, held off the field to win comfortably and take his first Grand Tour stage victory.<\/p>\n
Quinten Hermans was second with British rider Max Poole taking third at the end of the 166.5km stage.<\/p>\n
Australian Ben O’Connor remains at the head of the general standings but lost 37 seconds of his lead over Primoz Roglic.<\/p>\n
Dunbar said: “It’s incredible. Since the Vuelta last year, I think I\u2019ve had seven or eight crashes. Of course, physically it takes its toll, but mentally it took its toll on me too.<\/p>\n
“I said numerous times in my head that I might not have a future in the sport because of the crashes and injuries that I\u2019ve had.<\/p>\n
“This year, after the Giro, when I injured my ACL, I thought that would be the nail in the coffin for my cycling career. But I have incredible support around me \u2013 my girlfriend is always there for me, and I have an incredible group of family and friends, and the team backed me so much.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s been a long time coming but to repay them all today means a lot.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n