
Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers) piled all the pressure on himself at the UAE Tour when he told Cyclingnews that he not only wanted to win the stage 2 time trial but that he "needed it" after a rocky patch of form last season knocked his confidence.
However, the British time trial champion showed no signs of a rider lacking in belief as he not only delivered but did so with dominance and an average speed of 56.6kph over the 12.2km flat course on Al Hudayriyat Island.