Joshua Tarling very optimistic of INEOS Grenadier's upcoming season: "We’ve got all the tools, all the equipment and all the riders"

Joshua Tarling is one of the few huge stars that INEOS Grenadiers has signed over the past few years that have a big potential for the future. Whilst the team this year had it very rough and is surrounded by many issues, the Briton is positive of what's to come.

“I think it’s not broken. It’s a team, isn’t it? It’s not like an object. I re-signed literally not long ago. I think to jump ship on a team when it’s maybe not where we want to be is like giving up, isn’t it?" Tarling said at Rouleur Live, reported by CyclingWeekly. “They’ve changed a load of stuff and there’s a load of new people coming in. Everyone’s trying, the mentality’s different, and the coaching’s different.”

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Tarling, now with the British team until 2027 (as are Tom Pidcock, Filippo Ganna and Carlos Rodríguez for example), has performed strongly this year finishing fourth at both Olympic Games and World Championships time-trial events, winning the British TT nationals and also testing himself in the spring classics and mountainous terrain. The evolution of the 20-year is very visible and he is en route to becoming an even stronger rider in years to come.

Over the past few months however within the team there's been plenty of issues, noted by both riders and staff. Regarding staff, several key members of the team have left, and there will be a new face and set of ambitions into 2025. Tarling, who specializes in races against the clock, will not see much difference.

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But to begin with, he doesn't believe the team entered a chaotic situation. “I joined the team with all these winners. In my head, it’s never gone down. These races are so hard to win. You get luck and you get bad luck. We’re in a rough patch, but we’ve got all the tools, all the equipment and all the riders… With a few changes, it’ll be class," he argues.

“We can only go up. There’s been a lot of bad media. It would be nice to be part of turning it around. Some people can do one. No one’s pressured to get better, because everybody wants to get better and get back to winning. Everyone’s looking forward, but not too far forward… Everyone’s looking at next year. First race, let’s win it," Tarling concluded.

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