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Israel-Premier Tech to abbreviate name at Canadian cycling races after disruptions in Spain
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Team Israel-Premier Tech's riders compete during the fifth stage of La Vuelta a Espana cycling tour, a 24.1 kilometer time-trial team race in Figueres, on August 27, 2025. (Josep Lago/AFP)
Cycling team Israel-Premier Tech will abbreviate their name to IPT for races in Canada this week in attempt to avoid incidents caused by protestors, organizers say.
The general manager of Friday’s Quebec GP and Sunday’s event in Montreal, Joseph Limare, says the full name will not appear on riders’ jersey.
“They asked us to get rid of the word ‘Israel’ from what we could,” Limare says.
Pro-Palestinian protesters have forced the routes of numerous stages of the ongoing Vuelta a Espana to be shortened or changed.
Canadian media reports that protests are expected at the upcoming races.
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