Josh Tarling
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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
Early career
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–)
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
Road
- 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)
- 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
- 4th Time trial, UCI World Championships
- 6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2024 |
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Giro d'Italia | — |
Tour de France | — |
Vuelta a España | DNF |
Major championships timeline
Event | 2023 | 2024 | |
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Olympic Games | Time trial | NH | 4 |
World Championships | Time trial | 3 | 4 |
European Championships | Time trial | 1 | — |
National Championships | Time trial | 1 | 1 |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
Track
- 2021
- UEC European Junior Championships
- National Junior Championships
- 1st Points race
- 2nd Madison (with Josh Charlton)
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- 3rd Scratch
- 2022
- National Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st Points race
- UEC European Junior Championships
- 2024
- UCI Nations Cup
- 1st Team pursuit, Adelaide
- 3rd Madison, Adelaide (with Oliver Wood)
References
- ^ "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. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Ineos Grenadiers target future talent with Josh Tarling multi-year contract extension". Cycling News. 15 July 2024. 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
- Josh Tarling at British Cycling
- Josh Tarling at UCI
- Josh Tarling at Cycling Archives
- Josh Tarling at ProCyclingStats
- Josh Tarling at CycleBase
- Josh Tarling at Olympics.com
- Josh Tarling at Team GB
- Josh Tarling at Commonwealth Games Wales
- Josh Tarling at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Josh Tarling at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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