It was a real chaos this Wednesday, September 3, during the 11th stage of this Vuelta Around Bilbao! From the fictitious departure, pro-Palestinian demonstrators tried to block the race with a banner before in the courtyard, other demonstrators once again try to block the road in the Pike viola. But both too much for the organization, these are these hundreds of demonstrators trying to push the barriers used to protect the runners on arrival, which led to the neutralization of the stage, which ended at 3 km without winner! Following these numerous incidents, a question was on everyone's lips in the hours that followed: is the training at the origin of these demonstrations, Israel-Premier Techwould decide whether or not to withdraw from the race to promote the safety of runners and a return to calm, as hoped KIKO GARCIAthe technical director of The return ? The answer was given in the press release from the Israeli team, published late in the evening … and it is negative.
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Will Vuelta be able to continue under these conditions?
In their press release, training Israel Premier-Tech said: “Israel-Prime Tech is a professional cycling team. As such, it remains determined to participate in the Vuelta A España. Any other decision would create a dangerous precedent in the world of cycling, not only for Israel-Prime Tech, but also for all the other teams. Israel-Prime Tech has repeatedly expressed their respect for everyone to demonstrate, as long as these demonstrations remain peaceful and do not compromise Peloton.
However, the behavior of demonstrators in Bilbao today was not only dangerous, but also counterproductive for their cause and deprived Basque cycling fans, who are among the best in the world, of the arrival of the stage they deserved. We thank the organizers of the race and the UCI for their continuous support and cooperation, as well as the teams and runners who expressed their support both publicly and private, and of course, our fans “concludes the team Israel-Premier Tech.
