British cyclist Finlay Tarling, 19, dies after being struck by car at Volta a Portugal

Finlay Tarling, 19, was fatally struck by a vehicle that entered the race course, resulting in his death and profound loss to his family, team, and the cycling community.

On a Friday afternoon in northern Portugal, the Volta a Portugal became the site of a tragedy that cycling — and sport itself — is never fully prepared to absorb. Finlay Tarling, nineteen years old and still in the early chapters of a promising career, was struck and killed by a vehicle that entered the race course against the flow of riders during the eighth stage between Melgaço and Fafe. His death is a reminder that behind every race number is a person, and that the systems we build to protect them are only as strong as their most fragile moment.

British cyclist Finlay Tarling, 19, dies after being struck by car at Volta a Portugal

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