{"id":378852,"date":"2025-08-27T23:27:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T23:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/378852\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T23:27:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T23:27:13","slug":"anti-israel-protesters-block-israeli-cycling-team-in-major-vuelta-a-espana-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/378852\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Israel protesters block Israeli cycling team in major Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters attempted to block riders from the Israel-Premier Tech team at the fifth stage of the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a on Wednesday, forcing them to slow down in a race determined by differences of seconds.<\/p>\n<p>A number of people with banners and Palestinian flags tried to disrupt the Israeli team, owned by Israeli-Canadian billionaire Sylvan Adams, at the start of the fifth stage time-trial in Figueras, Catalonia.<\/p>\n<p>The race is one of cycling\u2019s three major Grand Tours, along with the Tour de France and Giro d\u2019Italia.<\/p>\n<p>The Israel-Premier Tech team was also targeted during the Tour de France.<\/p>\n<p>On a video circulating on social media, three people can be seen holding a banner with the inscription \u201cNeutrality is complicity. Boycott Israel\u201d in Catalan, flanked by Palestinian flags, before being removed by race officials.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tGet The Times of Israel&#8217;s Daily Edition<br \/>\n\t\t\tby email and never miss our top stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tBy signing up, you agree to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/terms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although riders were forced to slow down, no accidents were reported. The team had been assigned police protection prior to the race, according to the Hebrew outlet Ynet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Footage of ???????? Israel-Premier Tech held up by protestors in Vuelta team time trial<\/p>\n<p>????\ufe0f Tom Machefer <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NdxRXu6aiM\">pic.twitter.com\/NdxRXu6aiM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Domestique (@Domestique___) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Domestique___\/status\/1960750260252557665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a statement, the team said it respected the right to peaceful protest but said the disruption endangered its riders. A statement from Adams, reported by Ynet, called the action an act of \u201cterror.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael-Premier Tech respects everyone\u2019s right to freedom of speech, which includes the right to protest peacefully, but we absolutely condemn the dangerous acts of the protesters on stage 5 of the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, which not only compromised the safety of our riders, race personnel, but the protesters themselves,\u201d the team said in its statement. \u201cThe team continues to work with race organizers and relevant authorities to ensure our safety at the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a and all races, and ensure any protests do not impact our safety, nor our right to race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams has worked to promote cycling in Israel, including by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/tel-aviv-dedicates-middle-easts-first-indoor-cycling-racetrack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">creating the first indoor velodrome in the Middle East<\/a> in Tel Aviv, and by bringing the opening of the Giro d\u2019Italia to Israel in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tIs The Times of Israel important to you?\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>If so, we have a request.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Every day, even during war, our journalists keep you abreast of the most important developments that merit your attention. 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