Israel-Premier Tech (IPT) is not a state-owned cycling team, although its co-owner Sylvan Adams has referred to himself as the \u201cself-appointed Ambassador at large for the state of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n
The team confirmed in a statement to The Athletic that \u201cin light of security concerns, Israel-Premier Tech will no longer be racing Coppa Bernocchi, Tre Valli Varesine or Gran Piemonte next week.\u201d It has also had its invitation to participate in Saturday\u2019s Giro dell\u2019Emilia withdrawn by organisers, as confirmed by IPT last week.<\/p>\n
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\n Pro-Palestinian protestors in Milan on Friday (Stefano Rellandini\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
IPT was the subject of pro-Palestine protests throughout last month\u2019s Vuelta a Espana. The protests led to three of the grand tour\u2019s 21 stages being cancelled and Movistar\u2019s Javier Romo abandoning the race after a protestor caused him to crash.<\/p>\n
Since then, the team\u2019s title sponsor, Premier Tech, has called for the removal of \u2018Israel\u2019 from its name permanently \u2014 as it did temporarily from their jerseys during the Vuelta \u2014 due to the \u201cuntenable\u201d situation.<\/p>\n
The team is currently participating in Croatia\u2019s CRO Race, and will also ride at the Sparkassen Munsterland Giro in Germany on Friday. A spokesperson for IPT has clarified that no other withdrawals are foreseen for the remainder of the team\u2019s season.<\/p>\n
IPT is set to return to Italy for the final monument of the season, Il Lombardia next week on Saturday, October 11. As the top-performing non-WorldTour team last season, Israel Premier-Tech automatically receives an invite to each WorldTour race.<\/p>\n
(Top photo of Israel Premier-Tech\u2019s US rider Matthew Riccitello: Miguel Riopa\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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