The European Time Trial Championship perhaps witnessed the emergence of a phenomenon on September 20th: Joshua Tarling. The 19-year-old British cyclist, in his first professional contract with INEOS Grenadiers, not only won but finished 42 seconds ahead of the 2nd-placed Swiss rider, Stefan Kung.
Wout van Aert had already declared that he considered Joshua Tarling the favorite for the competition, and that’s exactly what happened. Van Aert finished the race in 3rd place, 43 seconds behind the winner and only 1 second behind the 2nd-placed Bisseger.
Portuguese cyclist Nelson Oliveira finished the race in 6th place, 1 minute and 15 seconds behind Tarling. Ivo Oliveira finished in 18th place, 1 minute and 50 seconds behind the winner.
Here are the results of the European Time Trial Championship:
