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Vuelta time trial distance cut by half over security concerns

Vuelta time trial distance cut by half over security concerns

Protests planned for Valladolid led race organizers to reduce the total distance by more than half, although the start and finish will remain in the same location.

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Organizers of the Vuelta a España announced late Wednesday European time that the route for Thursday's stage 18 time trial will be drastically shortened due to security concerns around pro-Palestinian protests. In a short statement published to social media, the race organization said the original 27.2 km route would be cut to less than half of its original distance.

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