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Dani Ostanek

Protests force Vuelta a España stage to be neutralised with no winner

Cyclists compete as pro-Palestinian protesters holding Palestinian and Basque flags demonstrate during the eleventh stage of the Vuelta a Espana cycling tour, a 167 km race from Bilbao to Bilbao, on September 3, 2025. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP).

The finish of stage 11 of the Vuelta a España has been neutralised, with no winner to be declared at the end of the stage and GC times set to be taken at 3km from the line in Bilbao.

Vuelta organisers announced the measures as the riders raced towards the finish of the hilly 157.4km stage. The decision was taken due to disruption caused by pro-Palestine protesters at the finish.

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