"Nobody won Stage 11 of the Vuelta a España on Wednesday in Bilbao, as race organizers chose to neutralize the stage due to huge groups of anti-genocide protestors at the finish line. Thousands gathered and waved Palestinian flags in in protest of the inclusion of second-tier team Israel-Premier Tech (IPT), and as Jonas Vingegaard and Tom Pidcock were riding toward town, organizers said over race radio that the stage would be neutralized three kilometers out "due to some incidents at the finish line.""
"Since the Vuelta rode into Spain on Stage 5, IPT has been targeted by protestors, who understandably have a problem with a team being allowed to race for and advertise the country currently conducting a genocide in Gaza. Protestors carrying a banner reading, in Spanish, "Neutrality is Complicity. Boycott Israel" got on the road during IPT's Stage 5 team time trial, forcing the team, at the time running in last place, to a complete stop."
Organizers neutralized Stage 11 of the Vuelta a España in Bilbao three kilometers from the finish because of huge groups of anti‑genocide protesters at the line. Thousands waved Palestinian flags to protest the inclusion of second‑tier team Israel‑Premier Tech (IPT). Protests have targeted IPT since Stage 5, when demonstrators carrying a banner reading "Neutrality is Complicity. Boycott Israel" forced the team to stop during the team time trial; organizers awarded IPT 15 seconds and vowed to take action. IPT director Daryl Impey said riders were shaken. Protest activity continued around the Basque Country and disrupted earlier stages.
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