"We decided that if there is an incident that we would try to neutralise the race and then that would be it, because in the end racing to an undefined finish line is not really fair sport, Bahrain Victorious rider Jack Haig said. Unfortunately we're being caught in the middle of something that maybe doesn't even really involve us. At the moment we are kind of just the pawns in a very large chess game that unfortunately is affecting us."
"After a group of protesters holding Palestinian flags stopped the Israel-Premier Tech team in the stage five team time trial, more stages including stage 16 ended before the scheduled finish due to protests. Tuesday's stage 16 ended eight kilometres before the scheduled finish at Castro de Herville after a large group of protesters, waving Palestinian flags, had completely blocked the road on the ascent to the line."
Riders at the Vuelta a España voted to neutralise Stage 17 if protests disrupt the race and may quit the race altogether. Protesters holding Palestinian flags stopped the Israel-Premier Tech team during the stage five team time trial and forced multiple stages to end early. Stage 16 finished eight kilometres before the scheduled finish at Castro de Herville after protesters blocked the ascent to the line. Riders voted by majority to stop in case of new incidents and then decide whether to continue or end the event. Riders describe being caught between political conflict and the race itself.
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