Vote to neutralise Wednesday’s stage 17
‘Racing to an undefined finish line is not fair sport’
Vuelta a España riders voted to neutralise Wednesday’s stage 17 if protests disrupt the stage rather than race to an “undefined finish line”, which has been a feature in stages disrupted by pro-Palestine supporters. They could even quit the race altogether, a riders’ union (CPA) senior official said.
After a group of protesters holding Palestinian flags stopped the Israel-Premier Tech team in the stage five team time trial, more stages – including stage 16 – ended before the scheduled finish due to protests.
Tuesday’s stage 16 ended eight kilometres before the scheduled finish at Castro de Herville after a large group of protesters, waving Palestinian flags, had completely blocked the road on the ascent to the line.
