Britain’s Josh Tarling finished third in the opening time trial of the Vuelta a España, eight days after his 19-year-old brother Finlay died in a crash at the Volta a Portugal. Tarling chose to race and delivered a strong performance in Monaco, drawing support from competitors and his Ineos team as cycling reflects on race safety.

Tadej Pogačar won the stage by 0.09 seconds from Britain’s Ethan Hayter, with Tarling four seconds behind; Pogačar embraced him before the podium ceremony. The 22-year-old now leads the young-rider classification, while his team will let him decide whether to continue the three-week race; another time trial on stage 18 may offer a further opportunity.