Pro-Palestine protestors disrupted Israel–Premier Tech’s team trial effort on today’s stage 5 of the Vuelta a España.
The group of protestors blocked the road while holding Palestine flags a few minutes into Israel-Premier Tech’s time trial.
Police motorbikes pushed the protestors to the side of the road, clearing a way for the team.
However, the protest slowed Israel–Premier Tech who went through the first time check 47 seconds behind Ineos Grenadiers, the fastest team at that stage of the race. They finished 45 seconds down on stage winners UAE Team–Emirates XRG.
Pro-Palestine protestors have now disrupted all three Grand Tours of 2025, with incidents also taking place at the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France.
🚴🇪🇸 | Oei! De ploeg van Israel-Premier Tech wordt vertraagd door een protest met Palestijnse vlaggen. ⏱️ #LaVuelta25
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While no group has yet taken responsibility for today’s protest, in April the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions Movement called for peaceful protests against Israel–Premier Tech at this year’s grand tours.
Israel–Premier Tech is co-owned by Israeli–Canadian Sylvan Adams who has vocalised his support for the country.
In a statement published on its Instagram this evening, the team said: “Israel–Premier Tech respects everyone’s right to freedom of speech, which includes the right to protest peacefully, but we absolutely condemn the dangerous acts of the protestors on stage 5 of the Vuelta a España which not only compromised the safety of our riders, race personnel, but the protestors themselves.
“The team continues to work with race organisers and relevant authorities to ensure our safety at the Vuelta a España and all races, and ensure any protestors do not impact our safety, nor our right to race.”
