The protesters congregated in front of the stage for the team presentation, waving Palestinian flags and holding placards, expressing their dissent against the Israel-Premier Tech team.
One protester commented to Cyclingnews, "It's just terrible that sports organisations are allowing Israel to have free rein just to send their teams over and pretend that everything's fine."
Another protester emphasized, "I think cyclists need to take a look at their ethics as well. You can't separate life from politics. You can't separate sport or culture or anything from what else is going on in the world."
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