KIGALI, Rwanda — Security at next month’s European Road Cycling Championships in France will be strengthened due to the presence of an Israeli team, organizers say.
The October 1-5 event comes a fortnight after pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators, fired up by the presence of the Israeli Premier Tech team, disrupted the Vuelta a España.
Around 100,000 people took part in demonstrations on the final day of one of the sport’s three big stage races in Spain, causing chaos with the stage shortened and the winner crowned in a hotel car park.
“What the Vuelta revealed is the scale that this phenomenon can reach when seeking at all costs to block an event,” French cycling federation chief Michel Callot tells AFP and L’Equipe at the world championships in Rwanda.
“This means we will be strengthening cooperation with state services and to coordinate with them on anything they deem necessary so that the riders can race in complete safety,” Callot says.
Israel has submitted a 13-strong team for the European Championships in the Drome-Ardeche region.
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