Overview

• The Vuelta neutralised Stage 16 eight kilometres before Castro de Herville after a road blockade near the final climb, with Egan Bernal winning ahead of Mikel Landa.
• Organisers and broadcasters reported a felled tree, tacks that caused punctures, and a crowd occupying the carriageway close to the line, and police made arrests.
• La Vuelta said about 1,500 people demonstrated in Galicia and roughly 150 entered the race route to stop the peloton.
• Guillén condemned the disruptions as contrary to the law, said the race will continue, and noted organisers cannot exclude Israel‑Premier Tech without a federation or international ban.
• The protests, directed at the Israel‑affiliated team, had already altered an earlier Bilbao stage; Movistar’s Javier Romo abandoned with injuries from a prior incident, and more actions are planned in El Morredero, Valladolid and Madrid, prompting some doubts about reaching the capital.