Tarling's team withdraws from Volta a Portugal after Briton's death

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Finlay Tarling's team, NSN, withdraws from the remaining stages of the Volta a Portugal following the British cyclist's death.

Finlay Tarling's team, NSN Development, person withdrawn from the remaining stages of the Volta a Portugal pursuing the British cyclist's death.

The 19-year-old died pursuing an mishap during the eighth stage of the contention connected Friday.

Organisers confirmed the contention volition proceed with the penultimate signifier connected Saturday, portion tributes volition beryllium held for Tarling earlier the start.

In a statement, the Volta said it had been a "tragic time for cycling" and the contention would beryllium held successful an "atmosphere of profound mourning".

It added that "as a motion of respect and mourning" the main sponsors of the lawsuit had agreed to cancel each activities for the remaining 2 stages.

"The contention continues. There volition beryllium a sporting competition, but not a party... This Saturday, the Volta rides for Finlay."

Welshman Tarling was competing for the NSN Development Team erstwhile the incidental occurred connected the 166.8km way from Melgaco to Fafe connected Friday.

In a connection provided to section media, Major Tiago Machado of the National Republican Guard said determination had been "a collision betwixt the cyclist and a airy goods vehicle" and that an probe was nether way.

"Following Fin Tarling's tragic passing connected Friday, the NSN Development Team has withdrawn from the remaining Volta a Portugal stages," NSN said successful a connection connected Saturday morning.

"With the afloat enactment of Fin's parents, the WorldTour squad volition contention connected astatine Czech Tour and the Arctic Race of Norway. We volition proceed to clasp Fin successful our hearts arsenic we contention successful his honor, doing what helium loved most.

"We privation to convey everyone successful the cycling assemblage and beyond for the unthinkable enactment astatine this hard time."

Tarling, the younger member of Netcompany-Ineos rider Josh, had raced for Great Britain connected the roadworthy and track.

He looked to beryllium pursuing successful the footsteps of his older member Josh arsenic a clip proceedings specialist.

He finished successful 3rd successful the under-23 men's idiosyncratic clip proceedings astatine the British Championships successful June and competed successful the Tour of Britain conscionable nether 12 months ago.

"This is not the clip for speculation astir the circumstances of the accident. The incidental is being investigated by the GNR Command, which is liable for rigorously establishing the facts," the Volta added.

"We each stay profoundly shaken.

"Cycling is simply a athletics that involves risks, but we are ne'er prepared for a calamity of this magnitude. Finlay mislaid his life. A household mislaid a son. A squad mislaid a team-mate. Cycling mislaid 1 of its own. It is simply a calamity that transcends the contention itself."