After pro-Palestinian protesters forced a premature end to yet another stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday, race director Javier Guillen said the intention is to finish the race in Madrid on Sunday as planned and called the disruptions illegal.
Stage 16 ended 8 kilometers before the finish after a large protest blocked the road 3 km from the scheduled stage end, similar to Stage 11 when riders had to finish 3 km from the line due to protesters causing disruption at the finish in Bilbao.
"I'm here before you because, from La Vuelta, we want to clearly express our strongest rejection of what we experienced today," Guillen told reporters.
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