Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Team Visma | Lease a Bike - Red Leader Jersey and the peloton is at a standstill due to the pro-Palestinian protests in the city of Madrid 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.
Jonas Vingegaard (Visma–Lease a Bike) was crowned champion of the 2025 Vuelta a España on Sunday, but not in the manner he would have wanted, although certainly in the manner many expected.
Pro-Palestine protesters made their way onto the course as the peloton arrived in Madrid for the closing laps of the Spanish capital, and effectively brought the stage to its knees.
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