The final stage was cut off in Spain’s Voyta after more pro -Palestinian protests

The demonstrators supporting Palestinians boycotted the last stage of Spanish Volta The organizers were forced to reduce the race on Sunday, crowned with a campaign of disturbances at the Grand Tour Cycling event.

Visma Reease bike passenger Jonas Fenjard As a three -week race audience, as a three -week race.

There were clashes between the police and the demonstrators near the road conclusion in Madrid. Some of the demonstrators who were holding anti -Israel signs partially prevented the road and forced the bodies to stop.

There was no winner on the stage and the platform party was canceled due to security concerns. The organizers said the final stage “ended early to ensure the safety of the bicycles.”

“Because of the protests in Madrid, the race ended early in what is planned and there will be no platform,” said race officials.

There were about 50 kilometers (31 miles) who left in the twenty -first stage, most of which were a festive journey to Madrid.

Vingard extended his progress on Joao Al -Mida on Saturday with a minute progress, 16 seconds over Mida.

This was the third Grand Tour tour of Vingegaard, adding to his wife from Tour De France titles in 2022 and 2023.

Police escort

The demonstrators threw barriers on the road to a finishing circle in the Spanish capital. The cyclists were expected to widget the circle.

Several hundreds of demonstrators remained on the road where the race was supposed to pass. Anti -Israel signs were also suspended from nearby buildings.

The race had briefly resumed on Sunday after he originally informed the bicycle organizers to stop due to the protests, but they had eventually stopping again, as the authorities and organizers discussed the situation.

The police accompanied the cyclists as they left the path.

The demonstrators who carry the flags of Palestine stumbled when the cars of supporting the teams passed through them all the way.

Police in riot equipment faced demonstrators at different points along the way. More than 1500 police officers were deployed before the last stage.

There were no major incidents as the Dragon set out at the final stage of 103.6 km (64.3 miles) starting in the nearby Alapardo.

Diplomatic battlefield

The Grand Tour event turned into a diplomatic battlefield and was largely disrupted by the demonstrators against the existence of an Israeli premier tech, which earlier in the race Remove From the uniform.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez joined Ireland and Norway In identifying a Palestinian state Last year, Spain became the first European country to ask the United Nations Court of permission to join the South Africa case Accusing Israel from genocide.

Seven of the last 11 days of the race were cut either short or intermittent, with more than 20 people being held by the police. During one stage, a protester bearing the Palestine flag tried to run on the road in front of the bodies, causing two of them to be disrupted. They continued, but one of them had to withdraw at the end of the race.

The final stage was reduced by 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) due to traffic concerns.

Previous stages have been changed due to safety concerns about the protests.

The authorities said that the heavy police will be deployed in the end in Madrid to add it to 130 officers who are already traveling with the race. Military type trucks and officers were seen in riot equipment and horseback police near the road in Madrid.

About 6000 protesters were expected in the Spanish capital on Sunday, along with about 50,000 fans.