BILBAO, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 03: Jay Vine of Australia and UAE Team Emirates - XRG - Polka dot Mountain Jersey, Egan Bernal of Colombia, Michal Kwiatkowski of Poland and Team INEOS Grenadiers, Dylan Van Baarle of Netherlands and Team Visma | Lease a Bike and a general view of the peloton competing while a group of fans protest displaying Palestinian flags during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 11 a 157.4km stage from Bilbao to Bilbao / #UCIWT / on September 03, 2025 in Bilbao, Spain. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).
After the final stage of the Vuelta a España was cancelled due to mass pro-Palestine protests in Madrid, riders including Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers) have criticised the handling of the situation.
After three weeks of protests and several stages being disrupted, diverted or cancelled, the Vuelta attempted to continue to its finale in Madrid. The stage became untenable when thousands of protesters invaded the roads of the city centre circuit.
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