Cyclists criticise ‘catastrophic’ safety measures after Finlay Tarling’s death
Rider’s union expresses fury about Volta a Portugal Tarling died after collision with non-race vehicle The professional cycling community has reacted with fury to the death of the teenage Welsh rider, Finlay Tarling , in the Volta a Portugal, with a leading former professional describing the race’s safety measures as “catastrophic”.
Tarling, the younger brother of the Netcompany Ineos professional Josh Tarling, was in collision with a non-race vehicle driving towards the peloton while he competed in the Portuguese race’s eighth stage.
The 19-year-old’s death on Friday has led to a surge of anger across professional cycling, with the rider’s union, the CPA, describing itself as “furious”.
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