Josh Tarling ends Ineos Grenadiers’ WorldTour winless run by winning time trial stage of the UAE Tour, beating Tadej Pogačar by 18 seconds

On a day most cycling fans expected to be marked by the world champion’s show of strength and intent, the 12km time trial has produced a somewhat surprising, if not an utterly unlikely winner, with British time trial champion Josh Tarling storming the flat circuit on Al Hudayriyat Island in 12:55 — an average speed of 56.7km/hr, almost a kilometre a minute!

Tarling’s success comes thanks to an honestly ridiculous 68-tooth chainring on his Pinarello Bolide F, also fitted with a 11-30 cassette. 

His average power for the first six minutes was an astonishing 510w.