The last day of the Vuelta was canceled 56 km from the goal by clashes between Protected Protesters and the Police in the center of Madrid.
The 80th edition of the Back to Spain It ended unexpectedly this Sunday in Madridwhen 56 kilometers were missing for the goal. Protected protesters They blocked sections of the route in Atocha, Cibeles and Gran Vía, forcing cyclists to stop and generating clashes with the policewhich resulted in the suspension of the stage.
The final stage, which is normally a walk through the center of Madrid To celebrate the winner, It was totally altered. The cyclists stopped at the protests and, although they tried to resume the march, they found themselves again with obstacles, which led the organization to suspend the day atypically.
He Paseo del Prado and Atocha They were the main voltage points. Police charged with the launch of bottles and fences, while the protesters chanted slogans such as “It’s not a war, it’s a genocide!”. The situation not only altered the competition, but also left a balance of more than twenty detainees for public disorders in previous stages.
Concentrations and security measures
From 4:00 p.m., hundreds of people concentrated in the center of Madridconvened by the Palestinian Committee of the Boicot Movement, Disversion and Sanctions (BDS), under the motto “The only goal: Free Palestine”. The return organization modified the tour at the last minute, avoiding passing through Alcobendas and other areas, and deployed 1,100 National Police agents and 400 of the Civil Guard To control the situation.
The incidents marked a Unusual and conflicting closure of the Vueltawith international political tensions directly impacting sports and forcing a world -class competition for security reasons.
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