Conor Dunne

Conor Dunne (born 22 January 1992 in St Albans) is an Irish former professional cyclist,[6] who competed professionally between 2014 and 2019 for the An Post–Chain Reaction, JLT–Condor, Aqua Blue Sport and Israel Cycling Academy teams.

Conor Dunne
Personal information
Full nameConor Dunne
NicknameThe Langer
Born (1992-01-22) 22 January 1992
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Height2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)[1][2]
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeRouleur
Amateur teams
2009–2010Glendene CC
2011–2013VL Technics–Abutriek
Professional teams
2014–2015An Post–Chain Reaction
2016JLT–Condor
2017–2018Aqua Blue Sport[3][4]
2019Israel Cycling Academy[5]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2018)

Career

He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.[7]

Following the collapse of the Aqua Blue Sport team, in November 2018 it emerged that Dunne would join the Israel Cycling Academy team for the 2019 season, with his salary being paid for by former Aqua Blue owner Rick Delaney due to Dunne signing a contract with the team for 2019 before it folded.[8] In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.[9]

On 30 December 2019, he tweeted that he is retiring from pro cycling.[6]

On 7 January 2020, Global Cycling Network[10] announced him as a new presenter.

Global Cycling Network (GCN)

On 2 May 2020 GCN's YouTube channel released a video where Conor turned his garden into a Velodrome to create a Garden Hour Cycling Distance record with help from his brother-in-law Nigel. The distance covered was 16.3km which was listed as a new record (as there was no existing record in place). Max speed was 24.3km/h. [11]

Personal life

His sister is tennis player Katy Dunne.[12]

Career achievements

Major results

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2017 2018 2019
Giro d'Italia 135
Tour de France
Vuelta a España 158
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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