The cycling world is licking its wounds after a chaotic final day of the Vuelta a Espana that saw the concluding stage called off 50 kilometers shy of Madrid and the winner crowned in a hotel parking lot. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/16/more-sports/cycling-concern-vuelta-chaos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #israelpremiertech #israel #gaza #hamas #vueltaaespana #spain
After pro-Palestinian protesters forced a premature end to yet another stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday, race director Javier Guillen said the intention is to finish the race in Madrid on Sunday as planned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/10/more-sports/vuelta-protest-disruptions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #israelpremiertech #vueltaaespana #spain
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Anti-Israel protesters block Israeli cycling team in major Vuelta a España race | The Times of Israel (2025-08-27)
>> Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters attempted to block riders from the Israel-Premier Tech team at the fifth stage of the Vuelta a España on Wednesday, forcing them to slow down in a race determined by differences of seconds.
>> The Israel-Premier Tech team was also targeted during the Tour de France.
>> On a video circulating on social media, three people can be seen holding a banner with the inscription “Neutrality is complicity. Boycott Israel” in Catalan, flanked by Palestinian flags, before being removed by race officials.
>> Although riders were forced to slow down, no accidents were reported. The team had been assigned police protection prior to the race, according to the Hebrew outlet Ynet...
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Anti-Israel protesters block Israeli cycling team in major Vuelta a España race | The Times of Israel (2025-08-27)
>> Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters attempted to block riders from the Israel-Premier Tech team at the fifth stage of the Vuelta a España on Wednesday, forcing them to slow down in a race determined by differences of seconds.
>> The Israel-Premier Tech team was also targeted during the Tour de France.
>> On a video circulating on social media, three people can be seen holding a banner with the inscription “Neutrality is complicity. Boycott Israel” in Catalan, flanked by Palestinian flags, before being removed by race officials.
>> Although riders were forced to slow down, no accidents were reported. The team had been assigned police protection prior to the race, according to the Hebrew outlet Ynet...
#VueltaAEspaña
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@a.gup.pe @israel