'Fury' at Tarling death as cycling union calls for better helmets
The team withdrew after the 19-year-old Briton died in a collision with a vehicle not involved in the race, and an investigation is under way.
- On Saturday, the NSN Development Team withdrew from the remaining Volta a Portugal stages following the death of 19-year-old cyclist Finlay Tarling on Friday.
- Tarling died Friday in what organizers called a serious incident when local media reported a driver struck him after missing steward signs and entering the course in the opposite direction.
- A time-trial specialist from Wales, the 19-year-old was a rising talent in professional cycling whose sudden death has deeply affected the sport's community.
- With the full support of his parents, the World Tour team will continue racing at the upcoming Czech Tour and the Arctic Race of Norway.
- Team members committed to honoring Tarling's legacy by continuing to compete, stating they will hold him in their hearts while doing what he loved most.
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Why road racing can never be ‘safe’ - Bicycling Australia
There’s a ****ing car on the course!” Fourteen years on and I can still remember the moment of panic very clearly. It still makes me shudder to think what might have happened if it had occurred just twenty seconds later as we rounded a blind right-hand corner – and it all came flooding back this week as the cycling world tries to process the infuriating and tragic events that took the life of young Finlay Tarling at the Volta a Portugal. The mom…
Finlay Tarling collided head-on with a car entering the racetrack. The driver thought the road was clear. The organizers sent a lead motorcycle to chase Tarling, who was chasing the field, but he couldn't catch up with the speeding cyclist.
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