Josh Tarling is still half asleep when he and Ben Turner arrive in the hotel lobby to speak to Cyclingnews on the morning of the Giro d'Italia rest day. He'd slept almost 11 hours the night before, only waking up half an hour before speaking to me, clearly feeling the effects of his second-ever Grand Tour.
He's joined by Turner, who's riding his fourth Grand Tour, and has been telling his younger compatriot all race to eat and to sleep. The Welshman doesn't listen to everything Turner tells him, they joke - but he's definitely been taking that particular tip on board.
