Dunbar signs for Team Sky after collapse of Aqua Blue Sport
(Cyclingnews.com)

Eddie Dunbar has signed for Team Sky with immediate effect and will make his debut with the British WorldTour team at the one-day Coppa Agostoni race in northern Italy on Saturday. The Irishman was part of the now defunct Aqua Blue Sport squad, which ceased operations last month. Dunbar has agreed a deal that will keep at the team until the end of the 2019 season. He won the under-23 Tour of Flanders last year and stepped up to Pro Continental level with Aqua Blue Sport this season. `I´m really grateful for the opportunity I´m getting after the situation I´ve found myself in,` Dunbar said. `Sometimes a team folding is the way the sport goes. I just had to be professional about it and understand the situation. Luckily Sky came along and they offered me a block of Italian races which is good preparation for Innsbruck. It´s all fallen into place for me - and I can´t wait to get started now.`ADVERTISEMENT The 21-year-old from Banteer in County Cork caught the eye with some strong performances this season, placing fourth at the Tour of Belgium and eighth overall at both the Tour de l´Avenir and the Tour de Yorkshire. He also delivered an aggressive showing at Amstel Gold Race. `This is a great opportunity for me to spend the last few weeks of the season with a team I´ll be riding for next year. It will make the transition a lot easier,` Dunbar said of his forthcoming schedule with Team Sky in the run-up to the World Championships in Innsbruck. `It´s really helpful to have this opportunity to familiarise myself with everything, especially the riders and the staff, ahead of next season.` You can read more at Cyclingnews.com