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Full name | Joshua Michael Tarling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales | 15 February 2004|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ineos Grenadiers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Time Trialist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2021–2022 | FlandersColor Galloo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023– | Ineos Grenadiers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua Michael Tarling[1] (born 15 February 2004) is a Welsh track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.[2] A two time World Junior champion in the time trial, he won the elite time trial at the 2023 European Road Cycling Championships at the age of 19.
Cycling career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Tarling became a double British champion when winning the points and team pursuit events at the 2022 British National Track Championships.[3]
He won the World junior time trial championship in 2022, having won the silver medal in 2021.[4][5]
Ineos Grenadiers (2023–)
[edit]For the 2023 season, Tarling joined UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers on a three-year contract.[6]
In June, aged 19, he became the youngest winner of the British national elite men's time trial championship.[7]
In August, Tarling finished third behind Remco Evenepoel and Filippo Ganna at the UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial to take the bronze medal.[8]
On 20 September 2023 Tarling won the European Time Trial Championships, ahead of Stefan Bissegger and Wout Van Aert.
In February 2024, he won the opening time trial of the O Gran Camiño.[9]
In July 2024, Tarling signed a new three-year contract with the team.[10][11]
After suffering a puncture, Tarling came fourth in the time trial at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, finishing just 2.16 seconds outside the medal placings.[12]
Major results
[edit]Road
[edit]- 2021
- 2nd Overall Driedaagse van Axel
- 1st Stage 2a (ITT)
- 2nd
Time trial, UCI World Junior Championships
- 2nd Time trial, National Junior Championships
- 3rd Grand Prix Bob Jungels
- 2022
- 1st
Time trial, UCI World Junior Championships
- 1st
Time trial, National Junior Championships
- 1st
Overall Tour de Gironde
- 1st Stage 1a (ITT)
- 1st Chrono des Nations Juniors
- 1st Stage 3a (ITT) Saarland Trofeo
- 2nd Overall Junior Tour of Wales
- 1st Stages 1 (ITT) & 5
- 6th Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st Stage 2a (ITT)
- 1st
- 2023 (4 pro wins)
- 1st
Time trial, UEC European Championships
- 1st
Time trial, National Championships
- 1st Chrono des Nations
- 1st Stage 2 (ITT) Renewi Tour
- 2nd Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 3rd
Time trial, UCI World Championships
- 2024 (2)
- 1st
Time trial, National Championships
- 1st Stage 1 (ITT) O Gran Camiño
- 4th Time trial, Olympic Games
- 6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
Track
[edit]- 2021
- UEC European Junior Championships
- National Junior Championships
- 1st
Points race
- 2nd Madison (with Josh Charlton)
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- 3rd Scratch
- 1st
- 2022
- National Championships
- 1st
Team pursuit
- 1st
Points race
- 1st
- UEC European Junior Championships
- 2024
- UCI Nations Cup
- 1st Team pursuit, Adelaide
- 3rd Madison, Adelaide (with Oliver Wood)
References
[edit]- ^ "Michael Joshua TARLING". UCI.org.
- ^ "INEOS GRENADIERS". UCI. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "2022 National Track Championships". British Cycling. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Profile". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Profile". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Benson, Daniel (4 August 2022). "Ineos Grenadiers continue youthful transfer policy with signing of Joshua Tarling". velonews.com. VeloNews. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "British National Road Championships: Tarling becomes youngest time trial champion". BBC Sport. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "GB's Tarling wins surprise Worlds time trial bronze". BBC Sport.
- ^ Weislo, Laura (22 February 2024). "Josh Tarling wins neutralised O Gran Camiño opening time trial". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Tarling signs three-year Ineos Grenadiers extension". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Ineos Grenadiers target future talent with Josh Tarling multi-year contract extension". Cycling News. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Josh Tarling gives blunt two-word response as puncture denies cyclist Olympic time trial medal". The Independent. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Joshua Tarling at UCI
- Joshua Tarling at Cycling Archives
- Joshua Tarling at ProCyclingStats
- Joshua Tarling at CycleBase
- Joshua Tarling at Commonwealth Games Wales
- Josh Tarling at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games