Joshua Tarling reflects on the "super cool" experience of Paris-Roubaix
CyclingTuesday, 11 April 2023 at 05:30
Joshua Tarling's participation in the Paris-Roubaix on Sunday marked a historic moment in the annals of cycling. At the tender age of 19, he became the youngest participant in the prestigious race since 1937. Though he was unable to finish within the allotted time limit.
"It was worth it," he told Eurosport after the race. He continues, "I fell and punctured twice, so I've done Paris-Roubaix now. It was super cool. It was nice to lead the first strips with Luke. Then we fell, so we had to chase to get back into the first group. In the following strips I got two flat tires.”
As he neared the finish line, he took a moment to bask in the enormity of the occasion, looking out at the sea of faces that had congregated to see the culmination of the race and expressing his amazement at the scale of the turnout. “It was super cool, I've never seen so much crowd. It was worth coming here. I'm tired, but I can sleep again tonight, right,” concluded Tarling.
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- I would like to say one thing to Rúben Silva, the author of this article: "F*** you!!! Your f***** stupid and mean, and you know nothing about Tadej. Capish?" Pogi is one of the most humble guys, he takes care of his cyclists on his team, he jokes a lot, he buys his team presents, he has his own Pogi team to help young cyclists (they get everything, the complete cycling kit and bike) for free. So Rúben Silva, what else can I say... I won't, I already said it.NikkoNicco11-01-2026
- Hey, find the logic and connection in these two things. First Yates says he is "grateful" to Visma and has been thinking about retirement for a long time??? ... and at the same time he left his team in the dark where they can't bring in a replacement now. Is that how he thanks his team? Don't insult my intelligence. My uncle once told me, "I don't know what's the true, but what the newspapers publish, I know that isn't true." ...That means one less option. Now apply that to the Yates case and you can put the Visma and Yates explanation in the trash and continue investigating the real reason.NikkoNicco11-01-2026
- He actually took a pay cut when transferred to Visma; he was the star at Jayco for years, he moved because a different team structure could improve his chances and they both got the benefits of the transaction. Money would have been more important if he was a rising talent, not an established one on his way out.mhfrvz11-01-2026
- I take him for his word and the beautiful letter of retirement he penned.Good health and family life as well.Chapeau! God speed straight on till morning.
Brucegel10-01-2026 - If there is something, knowing cycling it will only come out in a decade. Another oddity is the money angle. Had he wanted to, he could probably have arranged to earn more in the next 2 years than he did in the past.Mistermaumau10-01-2026
- And yet, so many who get money get worried about it so obviously it’s not easy for everyone.Mistermaumau10-01-2026
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- You forgot the tax angle which says quite a lot about people who are already well set up. And he’s got rid of the money hasn’t he, or rather invested it long-term for his family, people who like money spend differently.Mistermaumau10-01-2026
- 🤣 I saw that too. Guess he buys in lower tax bracket so he can buy moremd197510-01-2026
- Exactlymd197510-01-2026
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“The crowds were the biggest I’ve seen... It was 100% worth it to get here.” A determined @Joshytarling fought through a crash and two punctures to ensure he made it to the Roubaix velodrome 👊 #ParisRoubaix | @GcnRacing
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