This week’s British National Championships time trial served as the perfect dress rehearsal six weeks out from the Paris Olympics for Josh Tarling (Ineos Grenadiers).
Twelve months prior, Tarling had come to the Championships as a talented teenager to spring something of a surprise on his longer-standing peers to win the senior title for the first time. Things couldn’t have been more different this time around, with the European champion almost a shoo-in to claim the jersey.
