Josh Tarling has prolonged his contract with Ineos Grenadiers till the top of 2027 because the British workforce continues to rebuild its roster with gifted younger riders.
The 20-year-old Welsh rider turned skilled with Ineos in 2023 direct from the Junior ranks and has since turn out to be European and British time trial champion, whereas testing his Classics abilities at Paris-Roubaix and weeklong stage races.
So far this season Tarling has received the opening time trial stage of O Gran Camiño, completed second within the time trial on the Critérium du Dauphiné and sixth at Dwars door Vlaanderen. He defended his British nationwide time trial in June. Tarling received the bronze medal on the time trial World Championships in Scotland and is taken into account a medal contender within the time trial for the Paris Olympic Games.
Tarling little doubt attracted curiosity from rival groups however opted to stick with Ineos.
“I’m now two seasons into my professional profession, and I’m loving each minute of it. Obviously, there’s nonetheless masses to be taught and enhance upon over the approaching years, however I’m glad to be doing that as a Grenadier surrounded by riders like G, Pippo and Egan. It actually makes you’re feeling such as you’re studying from the most effective,” Tarling mentioned by way of Ineos.
“I’m wanting ahead to supporting the Team the place I can, while additionally focusing on some massive wins collectively. We have a dynamic, world-class group of riders with lots to show and that simply fuels me to maintain working onerous and discover my limits throughout time trials, the Classics, and hopefully quickly Grand Tours.”
Ineos Performance Director Scott Drawer lately informed Cyclingnews how the British workforce plans to rebuild for the long run by investing in a improvement programme to assist uncover and develop their subsequent workforce leaders as a part of strategic modifications within the workforce’s tradition, racing type and roster.
Egan Bernal, Tom Pidcock, Filippo Ganna and Carlos Rodríguez are beneath contract for a number of years, with gifted 18-year-old Dane Peter Øxenberg is the primary of a number of new younger signings to Ineos for 2025. The workforce has additionally prolonged the contracts of Connor Swift, Jonathan Castroviejo, Magnus Sheffield and Thymen Arensman. Pablo Castrillo is predicted to affix from Equipo Kern Pharma.
“Our homeowners are hell-bent on creating our personal expertise. We’re not going to purchase the highest guys in, we’re going to develop our personal. That’s extra thrilling for coaches. That’s extra thrilling for riders. If we will win Grand Tours once more, our funding and work needs to be on younger expertise,” Drawer informed Cyclingnews.
Tarling could by no means be a Grand Tour contender however is taken into account probably the greatest time trialists of his era.
“Josh is an unbelievable athlete and probably the most promising younger abilities in biking. An enormous profession lies forward of him, and we’re 100% dedicated to giving him the assist he must stay as much as the expectations he has for himself and fulfil his potential,” Drawer mentioned.
“This contract is the proper instance of the workforce’s dedication to figuring out and nurturing younger expertise. Josh joined the workforce at simply eighteen and now we have completed all we will to make sure he had a holistic plan to develop on the proper tempo, doing the fitting issues on the proper time. Our younger riders have the easiest sources and tech out there and enter from among the most skilled assist workers within the sport.
“One of the superb issues about this workforce is the breadth now we have in our rider group, from a number of Grand Tour winners like Egan and G, and time trial specialists like Ganna, by to among the future stars of the game like Josh. It is invaluable for our youthful riders to have the ability to be taught from the expertise, professionalism, race craft and know-how of our leaders whereas they in flip convey power and new concepts into the group.
“Josh clearly has a giant purpose for the Olympics this summer season and we are going to then assist him to kick on and proceed to construct on the success of his first two seasons as a professional. I do know he’ll play a giant half in serving to the workforce obtain the clear ambitions now we have for the approaching years.”