Josh Tarling has won his first individual stage at a Grand Tour event, by riding home in stage two of the Giro d’Italia.

The 21-year-old Welsh cyclist won stage two of the Italian classic by one second over Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic, in Albania’s capital city Tirana.

This is the time trial specialist’s first individual stage victory at a Grand Tour and is Welshman Tarling’s third victory at the World Tour level, following time trial wins at the 2023 Renewi Tour and this year’s UAE Tour.

Time trial specialist Tarling completed the course in 16 minutes seven seconds then faced an agonising wait for 58 riders, including other stage favourites and overall contenders, to finish.

“I can’t believe it, I’m so happy,” said Tarling.

“The wait was not nice, I don’t want to do it again, it was a long day for 13km.”

Tarling is now the youngest winner of a time trial in Giro history and has a chance for another time trial victory on stage 10 on 20 May.

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