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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Spanish Vuelta cycle race stage 16 cut short due to anti-Israel protests
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Anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian protesters wave flags and shout as the peloton rides by in Poio at the start of the 16th stage of the Vuelta a Espana on September 9, 2025. (Photo by Miguel RIOPA / AFP)
Stage 16 of the Vuelta a España was shortened by eight kilometers on Tuesday because of a “big protest” close to the finish, race organizers say.
Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests have affected several stages of cycling’s third-biggest grand tour, with stage 11 neutralized before the finish in Bilbao last week, and with no winner declared due to demonstrators disrupting the run-in.
There have been a series of disruptions by pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters during the three-week Grand Tour race in Spain, prompting calls for the Israeli team, Israel — Premier Tech, to withdraw.
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