'Fury' at Tarling death as cycling union calls for better helmets

The Cyclistes Professionnels Associes (CPA) has expressed fury over the death of British rider Fin Tarling during a stage of the Volta a Portugal, calling for improved helmet standards. "We are speechless and filled with anger," said the Cyclistes Professionnels Associes (CPA) connected societal media. "It is not close that a young athlete's beingness should extremity this way, and we are furious that adjacent contiguous it is inactive not imaginable to forestall specified superior accidents." "We stock successful the grief of his family, friends, team, and everyone who knew Finlay. Rest successful peace, young rider; we commune for you, and we volition transportation you successful our hearts." Fin Tarling, 19, rode for NSN Cycling and collided with a vehicle during Friday's stage of the Volta a Portugal. CPA president Adam Hansen told BBC Sport that helmet information must be amended as cyclists reach record‑breaking speeds. The rider was the younger brother of Josh, a time‑trial specialist for Netcompany Ineos, who has won a stage of the Giro d'Italia and a European Time Trial title. Fin had finished strongly in the time trial a few days earlier, the stage he would not complete. He belongs to a new generation of British male and female World Tour riders who grew up watching highly decorated road cyclists such as Mark Cavendish, Chris Froome and Lizzie Deignan during the golden decade for British cycling from 2012. Like many young professionals, Fin spent countless hours training to extract every possible performance. He was known to love every aspect of cycling and was rarely seen out of the saddle. His parents, Michael and Dawn, often attended races and organised a local team in Ceredigion, west Wales. BBC Sport understands organisers are considering a tribute to Tarling at the men's Tour of Britain, which starts on 2 September.