{"id":2095310,"date":"2026-08-15T09:32:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2095310"},"modified":"2026-08-15T09:32:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:32:59","slug":"volta-a-portugal-to-continue-but-without-nsn-development-team-following-death-of-finlay-tarling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2095310","title":{"rendered":"Volta a Portugal to continue, but without NSN Development Team, following death of Finlay Tarling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PnomoR8BrKyLSbXMS2bnwh-2000-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><article class=\"page-content-onecol flex-1\nnews-article article\n\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-area-group widget-area-group-2col flex flex-wrap box-border\">\n<div id=\"widgetArea16\" class=\"widget-area basis-full md:basis-2\/3 widget-area-g-md-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-lg-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-xl-vp-2-3 page-widget-area-16\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"hero\" id=\"hero\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-hero widget-hero widget-hero-hero widget-hero widget-hero-fter-news\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<header data-component-name=\"Article:Hero\">\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\nPro Cycling\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRacing\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRoad\n<\/li>\n<li>\nVolta a Portugal em Bicicleta\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h1>Volta a Portugal to continue, but without NSN Development Team, following death of Finlay Tarling<\/h1>\n<div class=\"byline-social\">\n<div class=\"vds-byline-block flex flex-row flex-nowrap my-1.5 gap-2 text-left items-start justify-start\" data-component-name=\"Article:BylineBlock\">\n<p>News<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-auto vds-simple-byline\"><span class=\"inline-block vds-author\"><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nPatrick Fletcher <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex gap-1 vds-byline-with-avatar__meta\"><span class=\"vds-date block font-normal tracking-normal normal-case text-xs\"><br \/>\nPublished<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-08-15T09:32:59Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n15 August 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Organisers say race will have &#8216;atmosphere of profound mourning&#8217; as Tarling&#8217;s teammates all withdraw<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"text-gray-700 flex items-center mx-0 my-5 p-0 justify-start text-left\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-[color:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--text-color,inherit)] mb-2 text-[length:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--font-size,0.75rem)] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-inherit [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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The team&#8217;s WorldTour squad will continue to race elsewhere this weekend.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;Following Fin Tarling&#8217;s tragic passing on Friday, the NSN Development Team has withdrawn from the remaining Volta a Portugal stages,&#8221; read a statement from the team.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-BpdCjLrv23cUZFTkUPJyqm\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-BpdCjLrv23cUZFTkUPJyqm slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;With the full support of Fin&#8217;s parents, the WorldTour team will race on at Czech Tour and the Arctic Race of Norway. 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The team&#8217;s WorldTour squad will continue to race elsewhere this weekend.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;Following Fin Tarling&#8217;s tragic passing on Friday, the NSN Development Team has withdrawn from the remaining Volta a Portugal stages,&#8221; read a statement from the team.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-BpdCjLrv23cUZFTkUPJyqm\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-BpdCjLrv23cUZFTkUPJyqm slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__header\">Get The Leadout Newsletter<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<footer class=\"newsletter-form__footer \">By submitting your information you agree to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.<\/footer>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;With the full support of Fin&#8217;s parents, the WorldTour team will race on at Czech Tour and the Arctic Race of Norway. We will continue to hold Fin in our hearts as we race in his honor, doing what he loved most.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;We want to thank everyone in the cycling community and beyond for the incredible support at this difficult time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/volta-a-portugal-to-continue-but-without-nsn-development-team-following-death-of-finlay-tarling\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PnomoR8BrKyLSbXMS2bnwh-2000-80.jpg&#8221;] Pro Cycling Racing Road Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta Volta a Portugal to continue, but without NSN Development Team, following death of Finlay Tarling News By Patrick Fletcher Published 15 August 2026 Organisers say race will have &#8216;atmosphere of profound mourning&#8217; as Tarling&#8217;s teammates all withdraw When you purchase through links on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,68],"class_list":["post-2095310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-cyclingnews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2095310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095310\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2095310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2095310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2095310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}