Overview

• Wednesday’s 11th stage into Bilbao was neutralized and declared without a winner after crowds threatened to enter the course.
• Vuelta technical director Kiko Garcia said only Israel‑Premier Tech’s withdrawal could fully protect the peloton, a call that would fall to the UCI.
• The UCI condemned the disruptions and restated sport’s political neutrality, while the team committed to race on to Madrid.
• Team leaders reported fear, insults and verbal harassment directed at riders and staff as further protests briefly blocked the Angliru approach.
• Spain’s foreign minister voiced support for expelling the squad, even as Benjamin Netanyahu publicly praised it for refusing to pull out.