The Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations Duration the Vuelta a España Proved That Cycling Races Can Be Disrupted Relatively Easily. What does this mean for the future of the sport as long as the war in gaza continues? “I’m not worried.”
In The Last Weeks of the Vuelta, Jonas Vingegaard Sought Out Fellow Countryman Mads Pedersen in The Peloton Every Stage. “We wondered how far we would get today,” Vingegaard Says. “We never knew we would make it to the finish.”
The Danish Leader of Visma-Lease A Bike won the Tour of Spain for the First Time on Sunday, After a Three-Week Battle With Portuguese João Almeida. But the Eightith Edition of the Vuelta Will Be Mainly Remembered for the Massive Protests Against’s Presence of the Israeli Team Israel Prime Minister Tech.
The Elevth Stage To Bilbao and the Final Stage in Madrid Could Not Be Complete Because Protesters had Broken Through The Fences. Demonstrators also influenced the race in other internships. “Cycling is a vulnerable sport,” Says Vingegaard. “We cycle on public roads. It is very easy to stand on the course, protest and interrupt the race that way.”
In Spain, The Sentiment Against Israel’s War Violence in Gaza, Stronger Thans is in Most Other Countries. But It is Conceivable That the Vuelta Protests Will Spill about To Other Cycling Races. “It is clear that demonstrators can get a lot of media attention through cycling,” Says Vingegaard. “I hope it Doesn’t Escalate and That the Uci and Race Organizers Will Do Everything Can to prevent this from Becoming a Major Problem.”
Chaos Duration Final Day Vuelta by Pro-Palestinian Protests
No Large-Scale Protests at Canadian Races
The First Test was at the end of last week in Canada, where the world tour races GP de Quebec and GP de Montréal Were Held. There Were also pro-Palestinian Protests around Those One-Day races, But they were much narrower than duration the vuelta. And they had no influence on the course of the races.
For Team Boss Richard Plugge of Visma-Lease A Bike, that is an indication that the vuelta demonstrations will not spread like wildfire across cycling. “I’m not worried about the future of the sport,” he says. “Or Course, we have or seen people protesting by the side of the road at competitions.
“Cycling is a big stage. So we have to take into account that our sport be used for social themes. But in general that happens with respect for the race. I think common sense will prevail and that the sport will be kept whole.”
That Didn’t Happen in Madrid on Sunday. Accordance to news agency AFP , there were some 100,000 demonstrators in the Capital for the Final Stage of the Vuelta. The Fences and the Police Could Not Stop That Mass.
“In The Vuelta, The Protests Have Turned Into Something Very Big in Madrid,” Says Plugge. “I think demonstrating is a great thing, but on Sunday I saw more things bee than attense being drawn to something. I expect – or maybe it’s hope – that that is very much at the racing.”
Israel Prime Minister Tech Will Not Be Banned by UCI
The fact is that the primary target of the demonstrators will not disappear from the peloton for the time being. Israel Prime Minister Tech was founded by Billionaire Sylvan Adams to Promote Israel. The Ties with the country Will Therefore Not Be Broken Quickly, Althegh the Team Rode Under A Different Name (IPT) in Canada Last Week.
The International Cycling Union UCI is also not planning to ban Israel prime minister Tech. The Federation, which decides are teams are allowed to participate in races, reacted angry in a long statement on Monday to the suggestion from Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez that Israel, Like Russia, Should Be Excluded From International Sports Competitions.
“The Prime Minister’s Attitude is a contrary to the Olympic Values of Unity, Mutual Respect and Peace,” The Uci wrote. “Sport must remain autonomous in order to fulfill its role as an instrument for peace.”
Duration the Vuelta, Accordance to Vingegaard, there Were Many Discussions between the Riders about Whether Israel Prime Minister Tech Should to Leave the Race. “I don’t know exactly how many teams were in favor of that,” Says the Overall Winner. “But in the end that is up to the uci.”
Team Boss Plugge also points to the International Federation. “In retrospect, you could say that the uci could perhaps have given the vuelta organization a little more support the race. But I also think that you should not give in this child of violent protests.”
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