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Eddie Dunbar Wins Vuelta Stage 19, First Grand Tour Victory

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 11:06 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Dunbar Wins

Eddie Dunbar (Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling) won stage 19 of the Vuelta a España.
He finished 14 seconds ahead of Santiago Buitrago on the 210.8 km Vélez-Málaga to Peñas Blancas route.
It was Pinarello Q36.5’s first Grand Tour stage victory.
Dunbar returned after three months off for a fractured rib and a scooter-related ankle injury.
Thomas Gloag (Britain) placed third, 23 seconds behind Dunbar, completing a team podium.

Summary

Mas Extends Lead

Enric Mas rode his best time trial and finished twelfth, extending his overall lead.
Stefan Küng won his second Vuelta time-trial, recording a 35:22.82 time.
Callum Thornley placed second, marking his best WorldTour result on debut.
Primož Roglic, still recovering from a pre-Vuelta crash, missed the Clásica San Sebastián and Vuelta a Burgos.
Roglic’s fourth-place finish reduced his gap to Mas to 1 minute 37 seconds, moving him to second overall.

History

Historical Context

After Miguel Induráin won a 1995 Tour de France stage on a Look carbon-fiber bike—the first Grand Tour victory on such a frame—manufacturers began pouring over €200 million yearly into carbon research. Eddie Dunbar’s recent Vuelta win on a Pinarello Q36.5 echoes that shift. The same year the Quebec Nordiques moved to become the Colorado Avalanche, marking a broader wave of sport-technology and franchise change.

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Dunbar Wins

Eddie Dunbar (Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling) won stage 19 of the Vuelta a España.
He finished 14 seconds ahead of Santiago Buitrago on the 210.8 km Vélez-Málaga to Peñas Blancas route.
It was Pinarello Q36.5’s first Grand Tour stage victory.
Dunbar returned after three months off for a fractured rib and a scooter-related ankle injury.
Thomas Gloag (Britain) placed third, 23 seconds behind Dunbar, completing a team podium.

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