‘It’s a pity that such a moment of eternity was taken from us’ – Jonas Vingegaard settles for improvised Vuelta a España podium celebrations

Jonas Vingegaard celebrated his Vuelta a España victory with fellow riders, his teammates and Visma-Lease a Bike staff in a hotel carpark on Sunday night, enjoying a moment of simple happiness and celebration after three weeks of hard racing.

The final stage of the Vuelta was stopped by pro-Palestine protests in Madrid. Spanish police were unable to control the protesters as they invaded the city circuit and so the stage was ended before the finishing circuits and the podium ceremony was also cancelled.