Ongoing protests against the conflict in Gaza have impacted the Vuelta a España again on stage 16, with a large protest blocking the road at the 3km to go mark, preventing the organisation from holding the stage finish in Castro de Herville.
The race director announced that the GC and stage winner would be decided with 8km to go.
The atmosphere in Spain has led to increasing protests at the Vuelta a España, with stage 11 in Bilbao being halted before the finish and no stage winner declared. Other stages have been affected when protesters spilled into the roadway.
On stage 10, Simone Petilli (Intermarché-Wanty) crashed as the peloton was forced to swerve through protesters on the course.
Israel-Premier Tech have refused to leave the Vuelta, calling such a move “a dangerous precedent”. They removed the word “Israel” from their jerseys and have continued to race despite
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