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Alasdair Fotheringham

Vuelta a España ends in chaos and disturbances as pro-Palestine demonstrators take over Madrid circuit

MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 14: Police silhouettes during the La Vuelta - 80th Tour of Spain 2025, Stage 21 a 108km stage from Alalpardo to Madrid / The race is neutralised due to disturbances in central Madrid caused by pro-Palestinian protests / #UCIWT / on September 14, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).

The last stage of the Vuelta a España collapsed into chaos on Sunday as pro-Palestine demonstrators opposed to the presence of Israel-Premier Tech in the race succeeded in breaking onto the final finishing circuit in central Madrid.

In scenes never seen before in the modern-day final stage of a Grand Tour - and rarely in any race - thousands of demonstrators tore down barricades, burst onto the roads and forced its cancellation.

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