President of professional BicyclesThe union has suggested to stop the major race including Grand Tours Protesters To disrupt them and provide a solution to an issue that has done bicycle this year.
Pro-Filistine Performance brought Back Spain On your knees, many stages were forced to start small or again. Two were canceled outright, Last phase in MadridWhen the protesters tried to continue their race, they hit the passengers directly.
Many riders expressed concern over the danger for their safety, brought down two riders down in accidents and one, Movistar’s Xavier Romeo forced to leave the race as a result. Some protesters thrown the thumb on the road, although no rider was fortunate.
Protests were targeted on the Earth Premier-Tech, which is a largely participated team, which is owned by the Canadian-Israel billionaire and Israel is the ‘ambassador on a scale’ for Silvan Adams. It is not a state-proposed team, despite being a country named after it, but is registered in Israel.
CPA President Adam Hansen, two -time Grand Tour Stage Winner, BBC Sport told: “The protesters should have a platform taken away from them; if they do not have a platform, they will not go into a race.
“We saw that the protesters in Madrid had a two -hour live TV, which was just about the protest and not a race. If we had canceled La Wuletta on Friday and the last three days were not shot for the last three days. [on TV]The protesters did not have their platform.
“By canceling, they must have shown that there is no point in getting into the bike race because we have shut down the TV. Yes, this is a big deal [Vuelta organisers] Unipublic to do something like this. But we have to make a small sacrifice today for the long -term future of cycling. ,
He did not explain how it would prevent the protesters from leaving and interrupted a small version of a race, nor would the delicate ecosystem of cycling to face the financial hit of the kurteling race.
Grand tours especially receive fierce bids from potential hosts and finish towns, despite the financial pressure to organize and provide security. There will be no doubt in the small race that there will be a knock-on impact on the enthusiasm of cities to participate.
The title sponsor of Israel Premier-Tech, Canadian Company Premier-Tech and Bike Sponsor Factor Both have told the team They will close their participation with it until he changes his name.
Race organizers have begun to express inconvenience with the team participation in the game, Spanish Race O Gran Camino announced that it would not invite the team to the next year’s edition. The Italian Race of the season, Giro Delmilia suit shortly after.
A hurry of recent protests in Italy has put forward the game, some politicians pressurized the team to withdraw on security basis. On Thursday, the team pulled out the upcoming Italian race trio, Gran Piemont, tray Valli Verenin and Copa Bernocchi.