Tarling death shows risks of smaller races - Vaughters

British cyclist Fin Tarling, 19, died on Friday during the Volta a Portugal after a high-speed collision with a van that had strayed onto the race route. Former rider and team boss Jonathan Vaughters has spoken out about the dangers facing riders in smaller races, where organisers struggle with high costs and the UCI lacks the authority to fully close roads to traffic. Vaughters described such fatal incidents as preventable, highlighting systemic safety concerns in professional cycling.