Israel-Premier Tech delayed by protestors in Vuelta TTT
A group of pro-Palestinian protestors standing in the road caused a brief delay for Israel-Premier Tech's team time trial squad on Wednesday's stage 5 of the Vuelta a España. Although police riding ahead of the team stopped to try to move the protestors out of the way, Israel-Premier Tech lost several seconds as riders slowed to navigate the situation.
"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 said in a statement.
