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Pello Bilbao has accused the UCI of hypocrisy, reaffirming his strong personal stance against Israel’s invasion of Gaza in response to the October 7 terrorist attacks. The veteran Bahrain Victorious rider has a ‘Stop Genocide on Gaza’ post pinned to his Instagram account and admits he is ‘quite radical’ on the issue, but believes many others think the same in …

Cycling’s governing body the UCI has questioned Spain’s ability to safely host major sporting events after the final stage of the Vuelta a Espana was abandoned on Sunday. Riders were stopped with 60km remaining after pro-Palestinian protesters knocked down barriers and occupied the road at several points on the course in central Madrid. There were various protests against the Israel-Premier …

Spain’s Minister of Sport and Education has become the country’s latest politician to comment on the ongoing tension surrounding the Vuelta a España, calling for Israel-Premier Tech to leave the race, but insisting that the Vuelta should continue. Speaking on Cadena Ser’s El Larguero sports program, Pilar Alegría discussed the pro-Palestinian protests about the presence of Israel-Premier Tech, pointing out …

The riders at Vuelta a España have voted to neutralise, and so effectively stop racing, if there are further protests during stage 17 of the race. Australia’s Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious) spoke to the media, including Cyclingnews, on behalf of the riders before the start of stage 17. The rider’s Professional Cycling Association (CPA) was involved in the voting process …

Former Vuelta a España winner Sepp Kuss (Visma–Lease a Bike) has added his voice to the calls for increased rider security after pro-Palestine protests led to the suspension of the race’s stage 11 at Bilbao. Although the bulk of the stage through the Basque Country took place, the last three kilometres were cancelled as protestors rendered it impossible for the …

by Dane Cash Sep 3, 2025 More fromDane Cash + Cor Vos In WhatsApp messages seen by Escape Collective, multiple riders in the Vuelta a España peloton have called on Israel-Premier Tech to drop out of the Spanish Grand Tour, and the technical director for the race has also come out in favor of the squad’s departure. The requests – …

News & Racing It was announced with 15 km to go that there would be no stage winner in Bilbao. Photo credit: Sporza/Daniel Friebe There will be no winner of the Vuelta a España’s stage 11 due to huge protests against Israel-Premier Tech and the Gaza war at the finish line in Bilbao. GC times were taken with 3 km …

Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) denied Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) the victory on home soil, coming from behind to win by millimetres atop the Limone Piemonte climb. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) was third. The Dane crashed in a rain-slicked roundabout along with most of his teammates on the run-in to the final climb, but emerged relatively unscathed to snatch the overall leader’s …

UAE Team Emirates-XRG have announced that Tadej Pogačar will not race the Vuelta a España after winning a fourth Tour de France, with João Almeida and Juan Ayuso set to start as co-leaders when the final Grand Tour of 2025 begins in Italy on August 23. Pogačar will take a break until the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and Grand …

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