{"id":858259,"date":"2026-08-14T21:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T21:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/858259\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T21:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T21:30:17","slug":"cyclist-finlay-tarling-dies-after-crash-in-portugal-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/858259\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyclist Finlay Tarling dies after crash in Portugal race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">See more Toronto Sun on Google \u2014\u00a0<a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW213669314 BCX0\" data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" link=\"\" as=\"\" a=\"\" preferred=\"\" source=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=torontosun.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" target=\"_blank\">save as a Preferred Source<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Finlay Tarling, a 19-year-old British cyclist, has died after being involved in a \u201cserious accident\u201d while riding in the Volta a Portugal race on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Tarling, who was a member of the NSN Development Team, reportedly died after being hit by a car that was not involved in the race and was driving in the opposite direction, according to Portuguese broadcaster RTP.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred during the eighth stage of the two-week-long race, a 166.8-km trek from Melgaco to Fafe.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Loading...\" height=\"64\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/21.8.0\/websites\/images\/common\/icon-spinner-animated.svg\" width=\"64\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We apologize, but this video has failed to load.<\/p>\n<p>Play Video<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are heartbroken to announce the passing of Finlay Tarling at the Volta a Portugal \u2060today,\u201d his team said in a statement. \u201cFin was a much-loved member of our team \u200cbut most importantly, \u200che was a son, a brother, and a friend \u200cto so many. He will be deeply missed.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are heartbroken to announce the passing of Finlay Tarling at the Volta a Portugal today. <\/p>\n<p>Fin was a much loved member of our team but most importantly, he was a son, a brother, and a friend to so many. He will be deeply missed. <\/p>\n<p>(1\/2) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PI3uWkPmvC\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/PI3uWkPmvC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NSN Cycling Team (@NSNCyclingTeam) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NSNCyclingTeam\/status\/2088303929150840994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur deepest condolences go out to Fin\u2019s parents Michael and Dawn, his brother Josh, and everyone who was lucky enough to call Fin a friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">UCI, the world governing body of cycling, also <a data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" link=\"\" a=\"\" statement=\"\" confirming=\"\" tarling=\"\" death=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UCI_cycling\/status\/2088313847014629474\" rel=\"nofollow\">issued a statement confirming Tarling\u2019s death<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe UCI is deeply saddened by the tragic death of British rider Finlay Tarling, who passed away following a serious accident during today\u2019s 8th stage of the Volta a Portugal,\u201d the organization posted on X. \u201cThe UCI extends its deepest condolences to Finlay\u2019s family, friends and teammates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What happened in the race?<\/p>\n<p>Race organizers quickly neutralized the race, and the scheduled podium ceremony was postponed out of \u201crespect and mourning,\u201d according to a statement.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><a data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" link=\"\" to=\"\" the=\"\" guardian=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2026\/aug\/14\/british-cyclist-finlay-tarling-19-dies-in-volta-a-portugal-accident\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">According to the Guardian<\/a>, Tarling\u2019s teammates rode together to the finish line in a show of solidarity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe organization of the Volta a Portugal and the Portuguese Cycling Federation express their most heartfelt condolences to the family of \u200cFinlay Tarling, to his teammates, to the NSN Development Team, and to all his friends and loved ones,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Article content See more Toronto Sun on Google \u2014\u00a0save as a Preferred Source\u00a0 Finlay Tarling, a 19-year-old British&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":848969,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,82],"class_list":["post-858259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/848969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}