{"id":140508,"date":"2025-09-16T05:53:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T05:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/140508\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T05:53:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T05:53:11","slug":"international-cycling-body-slams-spain-over-pro-palestinian-vuelta-protests-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/140508\/","title":{"rendered":"International cycling body slams Spain over pro-Palestinian Vuelta protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Cycling Union (UCI) expressed dismay over disruptions at the 2025 Vuelta Espa\u00f1a, particularly the abrupt halt of the final stage in Madrid on Sunday due to <a id=\"SySgeF6SOLoll\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/topics\/Pro-Palestinian_rally\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pro-Palestinian protests<\/a>. <a class=\"gelleryOpener\" aria-label=\"open article gallery\" data-image-id=\"ArticleImageData.BJxxfxgLsxg\" id=\"image_ArticleImageData.BJxxfxgLsxg\"><\/p>\n<p>2 View gallery <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ReduxEditableImage_ArticleImageData.BJxxfxgLsxg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HJaufO4sgg_0_134_3000_1688_0_x-large.jpg\" alt=\"\u05e9\u05d5\u05d8\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05e0\u05e1\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05e4\u05d2\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd\" title=\"Pro-Palestinian protesters rioting at the sporting event  (Photo: AP Photo\/Manu Fern\u00e1ndez) \" aria-hidden=\"false\"\/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"ReduxEditableImage_ArticleImageData.BJxxfxgLsxg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/HJaufO4sgg_0_134_3000_1688_0_x-large.jpg\" alt=\"\u05e9\u05d5\u05d8\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05e0\u05e1\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05e4\u05d2\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd\" title=\"Pro-Palestinian protesters rioting at the sporting event  (Photo: AP Photo\/Manu Fern\u00e1ndez) \" aria-hidden=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pro-Palestinian protesters rioting at the sporting event <\/p>\n<p>(Photo: AP Photo\/Manu Fern\u00e1ndez)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the race arrived on Spanish soil, the Vuelta was disrupted almost daily by militant actions,\u201d the UCI\u2019s statement read. \u201cIndividuals intruding into the peloton, throwing urine, endangering riders, and causing physical harm, with some of them crashing, suffering injuries, and being forced to abandon the race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Organizers acted swiftly to ensure the race continued, but the UCI noted, \u201cThe repeated acts that affected a significant number of stages constitute a serious violation of the Olympic Charter and the fundamental principles of sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The UCI criticized Sanchez and his government for endorsing actions that disrupted a sporting event, saying, \u201cThis position is contradictory to the Olympic values of unity, mutual respect and peace. It also calls into question Spain&#8217;s ability to host major international sporting events, ensuring that they take place in safe conditions and in accordance with the principles of the Olympic Charter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement further condemned exploiting sports for political purposes, especially by governments, asserting, \u201cSport must remain autonomous to fulfil its role as a tool for peace. It is unacceptable and counterproductive for our sport to be diverted from its universal mission. Moreover, there are dedicated platforms where countries can discuss their differences.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The International Cycling Union (UCI) expressed dismay over disruptions at the 2025 Vuelta Espa\u00f1a, particularly the abrupt halt&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":140441,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-140508","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}