Cyclist Josh Tarling to compete in Tour of Spain after brother’s death

Josh Tarling returns to cycling in Spain a week after brother Finlay dies during Portugal" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="185636" data-entity-type="event">Tour of Portugal.British cyclist Josh Tarling is set to compete ⁠in ⁠the Vuelta a Espana (Spain" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="190366" data-entity-type="event">Tour of Spain) starting on Saturday, just more than a week after his ⁠brother Finlay died in a crash during a race in Portugal.Finlay Tarling, 19, died after a “serious accident” during the eighth stage of the Portugal" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="185636" data-entity-type="event">Tour of Portugal on August 14. The teen was a road cyclist who rode for the UCI Continental team NSN Development Team.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Bangladesh coach Simmons: ‘Australia are going to come harder at us’list 2 of 3Australian Hussey open to Ashes Test role as England make approachlist 3 of 3Champions Arsenal host Coventry City in Premier League opener: What to knowend of listLocal broadcaster RTP, which was televising the race, reported that Finlay was involved in a head-on collision with a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction and not connected to the event.Finlay Tarling at the Newport Velodrome during the Commonwealth Games on August 4, 2022 [Huw Fairclough/Getty Images]In a news release published on Thursday, Netcompany-Ineos confirmed time-trial specialist Josh as part of their lineup for the Spain" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="190366" data-entity-type="event">Tour of Spain, which runs from August 22 to September 13.Director of Racing Geraint Thomas said the team ⁠fully supported Josh’s decision ⁠to take part in the race, while his mother Dawn said the family also backed the 22-year-old’s call ⁠to compete in the Grand Tour.“Finlay was so incredibly ⁠proud of his big brother, ⁠and would be watching nose to the TV and shouting as he competed,” she added in a ‌post on Instagram.“So it is right that Josh honours that love and pride by ‌doing ‌what Fin always loved watching him do.”