“Israel – Premier Tech is a professional cycling team. That is why the team is determined to continue to race in the Vuelta,” the team wrote. “Any other action would create a dangerous precedent in cycling, not only for Israel – Premier Tech, but also for all other teams.”
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“Israel – Premier Tech has repeatedly expressed his respect for everyone’s right to protest, as long as protest remains peaceful and does not compromise on safety in the peloton. The Vuelta organization and the police do everything they can to create a safe environment, and we are grateful for that. Not the behavior of those who are also in front of those who are also in front of those who are also in front of those who are also in front of those who also in Bilba in bilba that also in Bilbao in Bilba that also in Bilba that is also the case that is also the one who was also in favor of those who were also in favor of those who were also in favor of those who were also in favor of those who were also in favor of those who were also in favor of those who were also in favor of those who were also in favor of those who were also in favor of those who were also in favor of them in Bilbao in Bilbao in Bilba that also in Bilbao. Their case, “said De Ploeg.
Wednesday’s protest at the finish was not the first action against Israel – Premier Tech during this Vuelta. Earlier in the evening, Kiko García, the technical director of De Koers, stated that a possible solution to put the pro-Palestinian protests in this Vuelta would be a withdrawal from the team.
Cycling Union UCI condemns protest
The International Cycling Union UCI has condemned the protest that the stage was disturbed. “The UCI strongly condemns the actions that led to the neutralization of the eleventh stage of the Vuelta,” the UCI writes in a statement.
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“The UCI again emphasizes the fundamental importance of the political neutrality of sports organizations within the Olympic movement, and the uniting and reconciling role of sport. Large international sporting events embody a spirit of unity and dialogue, which transcends differences and division.”
“The UCI also wants to emphasize that sport, and cycling in particular, plays a role in bringing people together and bridging barriers between them, and under no circumstances may be used as an instrument for punishment,” the UCI said.