Radium tour in Spain
Media: Last Vuelta stage broken down due to protests
There are also propalestinic protests on the last stage of the Spain Tour. The race must be ended prematurely. There are clashes on Madrid’s streets.
The last stage of the bike race Vuelta á España was canceled due to propalestinic protests. This reported, among other things, the TV station Eurosport and the Spanish newspaper “Marca”, citing the organizers.
On the eight-kilometer mark that was still in front of the drivers, demonstrators had broken the barriers and took the entire street. There were clashes with the police, which claimed to use 1,500 forces.
Almost 60 kilometers before the finish in the Spanish capital Madrid, a group of demonstrators had also blocked the driver field again. People stood on the street with a banner. Some drivers tried to drive around the group. A professional was captured by a demonstrator.
The main field came to a stop. It was seen how the overall leading Jonas Vingegaard slapped his teammates after a while and then on the phone. It remained unclear whether a award ceremony can take place.
Time trial for security reasons shortened
Protests Propalestinian demonstrators are a central theme of this year’s Spain tour. They relate to Israel’s procedure in the Gaza Strip. The demonstrators also criticize the Team Israel Prime Minister Tech, which has now been not named “Israel” on his jerseys. A single time trial had been shortened for security reasons. There was no winner due to protests in the finish area.
dpa
Source: Stern
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