Finlay Tarling killed in Volta a Portugal

[Gweeds]

Only 19. Hit by a non-race car coming the other way.

Josh’s younger brother.

RIP.

 

[DCLane]

RIP. Terrible news.

 

[johnnyb47]

Just read some sad news the young Welsh cyclist died today during the Volta a Portugal 8th stage.
Only 19 too.
Very sad indeed
(Thank you Mods, Didnt realise another thread on this had been posted)

 

[T4tomo]

shoot that's awful news 😥

 

[a.twiddler]

Just terrible.

 

[ivegotabike]

Horrible news.

 

[TomDW]

Terrible news, wonder what laws are on Portugal around that ?

 

[Alex321]

WTF was a non-race car doing moving on the course at all, never mind the other way?

 

[Dorset Boy]

Awful news. I had heard he was at least as talented as his brother.
WTF was a car doing moving on the course?

Thoughts with his family and team.

 

[DCLane]

WTF was a non-race car doing moving on the course at all, never mind the other way?

Awful news. I had heard he was at least as talented as his brother.
WTF was a car doing moving on the course?

Thoughts with his family and team.

It happens. Marshals can only cover so many junctions and drivers can appear out of private drives / elsewhere / just ignore marshals.

We had speeding motorbikes getting into the race convoy at the weekend despite the best efforts of the vehicles at the rear. Fortunately there were no collisions but it was a bit too close for comfort.

 

[CarbonClem]

Awful news. I follow his Dad on SM and he is such a supportive and proud father … heartbreaking.
They stopped and did a local TT on the way to Belgium a year or so back. Finn smashed the course record.
RIP

 

[VinSumRox]

Awful

 

[Blazing Saddles]

Awful news. I had heard he was at least as talented as his brother.
WTF was a car doing moving on the course?

Thoughts with his family and team.

Since the details are already on the cycling news forum, I can fill a little.
First off, it wasn’t a car, but a small, white Renault van. The driver, it is assumed, to avoid the rolling road closures, carried out an illegal U turn.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Absolutely awful, so sad

 

[HLaB]

It happens. Marshals can only cover so many junctions and drivers can appear out of private drives / elsewhere / just ignore marshals.

We had speeding motorbikes getting into the race convoy at the weekend despite the best efforts of the vehicles at the rear. Fortunately there were no collisions but it was a bit too close for comfort.

I sadly expect that behaviour in the UK, less so in Europe but I guess I'm wrong 😭