Manifestation had as its main objective to request the suspension of the Israel-Premier Tech team, which competed with the Israeli flag; Due to the incident, the race could not be completed
A protest has caused the end of the final stage of the ‘Vuelta to España’ cycling race in Madrid. Protesters threw barriers on the street and clashed with the police. The protest had as its main objective to request the suspension of the Israel-Premier Tech team, which competed with the flag of.
The interruption resulted in at least two people arrested and 22 wounds, though without gravity. Due to the incident, the race could not be completed and the end result was determined based on the position of cyclists at the time the race was interrupted. The winner, Jonas Vingegaard, could not receive his prize on the podium.
The government of Israel condemned the stance of the Spanish government, which had defended the removal of Israeli athletes from the competition. According to the Israeli authorities, Spain’s position “awards international terrorism.”
*With information from Luca Bassani
*Report produced with the aid of AI
