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Adam Becket

'It’s very bad for cycling that the protesters managed to get what they wanted' – Vuelta a España ends with no final stage and a podium ceremony in a car park

Jonas Vingegaard, João Almeida and Tom Pidcock on a makeshift podium.

The Vuelta a España ended in a mild farce on Sunday, as stage 21 of the Spanish Grand Tour was cancelled amid overwhelming pro-Palestine protests in Madrid.

It meant not only no winner of stage 21, the second time there was no stage result at this year's race after Bilbao, but no official podium presentation too. There was, however, a makeshift podium presentation later.

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