Conor Dunne

Conor Dunne (born 22 January 1992) is an Irish former professional cyclist,[7] 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
Dunne at the 2016 Tour of Britain
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
2009Hemel Hempstead CC[3]
2009–2010Glendene CC
2011–2013VL Technics–Abutriek
Professional teams
2014–2015An Post–Chain Reaction
2016JLT–Condor
2017–2018Aqua Blue Sport[4][5]
2019Israel Cycling Academy[6]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2018)

Career

Professional racing

Born in St Albans, Dunne was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.[8]

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.[9] In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.[10]

On 30 December 2019, he announced on social media that he was retiring from professional cycling.[7]

Global Cycling Network (GCN)

On 7 January 2020, Global Cycling Network (GCN) announced him as a new presenter.[11]

On 2 May 2020 GCN's YouTube channel released a video where Dunne 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 16.3 kilometres (10.1 miles), which was listed as a new record (as there was no existing record in place). His maximum speed was 24.3 kilometres per hour (15.1 miles per hour).[12]

Personal life

His sister is tennis player Katy Dunne.[13]

Major results

Source: [14]

2009
2nd Time trial, British National Junior Road Championships
2010
1st Time trial, British National Junior Road Championships
2012
1st Time trial, Irish National Under-23 Road Championships
2013
1st Stage 1 An Post Rás
Irish National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
2014
3rd Road race, Irish National Under-23 Road Championships
2015
3rd Road race, Irish National Road Championships
9th Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen
2016
1st Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic
2017
3rd Road race, Irish National Road Championships
2018
1st Road race, Irish National Road Championships
2019
5th Overall Tour of Antalya
9th Fyen Rundt

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2017 2018 2019
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — 135
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España 158 — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References
  1. "UCI refuses exemption to Conor Dunne for TT position because of 6'8" height". Sticky Bottle. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. Conor Dunne [@conordunnealot] (19 August 2014). "I am 2.04m tall everyone. Which is equivalent to 82 chocolate smarties stacked on each other. I also am able to eat all the smarties" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. "British Time Trial Championship Results". British Cycling. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. "Nordhaug, Brammeier, Irvine, Dunne first riders named for Aqua Blue Sport". cyclingnews.com. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  5. "2018 rider roster and first races confirmed". Aqua Blue Sport. Aqua Blue Sport Limited. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  6. "Israel Cycling Academy finalises 2019 roster, adds Sorensen as DS". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  7. "Conor Dunne retires at 27". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  8. "2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  9. "Rick Delaney to pay Dunne's Israel Cycling Academy contract in 2019". cyclingnews.com. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  10. "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  11. 2020 Pro Cycling Kits - Hot Or Not? The GCN Show Ep.365. Global Cycling Network – via YouTube.
  12. "We Built A Velodrome! GCN's Garden Hour Record". GCN. 2 May 2020.
  13. "Dunne thrilled to make Grand stand as Aqua Blue aim to make waves". The Irish Independent. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  14. "Conor Dunne". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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