‘Hard to get back into the rhythm’ – Agonising puncture costs Josh Tarling medal in Paris Olympics time trial

The reigning Britain time trial Josh Tarling, just 20 years old, was not afraid of saying that he was going for gold in his first Olympic outing of his career before bad luck in the shape of a front-wheel puncture deflated his hopes. 

After getting a bike change in the opening phase, Tarling regrouped and finished in fourth place, 27 seconds off the pace of winner Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) in the men’s time trial at the Paris Olympic Games. He was only two seconds off the podium and the bronze medal won by Wout van Aert (Belgium).