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Pat Kinsella

'Completely irresponsible and potentially life-threatening' – organisers and teams start legal action against Ronde Van Brugge protestor

BRUGES, BELGIUM - MARCH 25: A protester tries to stop the race during the 50th Ronde Van Brugge - Tour of Bruges 2026 - Men's Elite a 202.9km one day race from Bruges to Bruges / #UCIWT / on March 25, 2026 in Bruges, Belgium. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images).

The organisers of the Ronde Van Brugge have started legal action against the climate protestor who disrupted the men's race on Wednesday.

Golazo, the organisation responsible for staging the Ronde van Brugge (formerly known as the Classic Brugge-De Panne), has filed the complaint against the Bruges-based climate activist and serial protester Wouter Mouton.

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