Vingegaard Wins Vuelta After Final Stage Cancelled Amid Pro-palestinian Protests In Madrid

Jonas Vingegaard of Visma-Lease a Bike won nan Vuelta a España connected Sunday aft organisers cancelled nan last shape amid pro-Palestinian protests successful Madrid.

“It is still chartless whether location will beryllium a winning ceremonial pinch nan business arsenic it is, pinch thousands of protesters filling downtown Madrid,” organisers said. “The title has been officially ended and Jonas Vingegaard is nan winner.”

Protesters many times halted cyclists and fought pinch constabulary during nan last limb of nan race. Images connected nan section TV position RTVE showed protesters overturning metallic barriers and occupying nan title way astatine respective points arsenic constabulary attempted to push them back.

Protesters threw barricades into nan mediate of nan thoroughfare connected Gran Via, 1 of nan city’s main thoroughfares done which nan title had been owed to pass.

The clashes came hours aft nan country’s premier minister, Pedro Sánchez, said he admired nan pro-Palestinian protesters whose activities on nan title way led immoderate riders to frighten to discontinue nan title past week.

With ample demonstrations anticipated, much than 1,000 constabulary officers had been deployed connected Sunday arsenic cyclists reached nan last shape of nan 21-day title successful Madrid.

The protests, which person targeted nan Israel-Premier Tech squad complete Israel’s actions successful Gaza, person disrupted respective stages of nan race, which was owed to extremity astatine 7pm section time.

“Today marks nan extremity of nan Vuelta,” Sánchez told a Socialist statement rally successful nan confederate metropolis of Malaga. “Our respect and nickname for nan athletes and our admiration for nan Spanish group who are mobilising for conscionable causes for illustration Palestine.”