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

By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters.

Key points

• Finlay Tarling, 19, died after a "serious accident" during the eighth stage of the Tour of Portugal on August 14.
• In a news release published on Thursday, Netcompany-Ineos confirmed time-trial specialist Josh as part of their lineup for the Tour of Spain.
• "So it is right that Josh honours that love and pride by ‌doing ‌what Fin always loved watching him do."

British cyclist Josh Tarling is due to compete ⁠in ⁠the Vuelta a Espana (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 Tour of Portugal on August 14. The teen was a road cyclist who rode for the UCI Continental team NSN Development Team.

Local broadcaster RTP, which was televising the race, documented that Finlay was involved in a head-on collision with a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction and not connected to the event.

In a news release published on Thursday, Netcompany-Ineos confirmed time-trial specialist Josh as part of their lineup for the Tour of Spain. It runs from August 22 to September 13.

While his mother Dawn noted the family additionally backed the 22-year-old's call ⁠to compete in the Grand Tour, director of Racing Geraint Thomas remarked the team ⁠fully backed Josh's decision ⁠to take part in the race.

"Finlay was so incredibly ⁠proud of his big brother, ⁠and would be watching nose to the TV and shouting as he competed, " she continued in a ‌post on Instagram.

Taken together, the developments around cyclist Josh Tarling to compete in Tour of Spain after brother's death point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.