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Laura Weislo

Vuelta a España organisers shorten Valladolid time trial to 12.2 kilometres due to expected protests

Pro-Palestinian protesters holding Palestinian and Basque flags demonstrate next to Basque regional police 'Ertzaintza' officers, following the Vuelta cycliste race 11th stage, in Bilbao, on September 3, 2025. Pro-Palestinian protest forces Vuelta stage to be shortened and to take the time at 3 kilometres before the line, according to the organisers, AFP reports. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP).

The Vuelta a España organisers announced late on Wednesday that the stage 18 individual time trial in Valladolid will be shortened from 27.2 kilometres to just 12.2 kilometres.

The press release stated, "With the aim of ensuring greater protection for the stage, the organisers of La Vuelta, in coordination with Valladolid City Council and following consultation with the College of Commissaires, have decided that tomorrow's time trial will be contested over a 12.2-kilometre route, with the start and finish remaining as originally planned."

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