Overview

• Stage 16 was cut by 8 kilometers after a large group blocked the road about 3 kilometers from the planned finish, prompting an improvised finish line.
• Egan Bernal won the shortened stage ahead of Mikel Landa and Brieuc Rolland, while Jonas Vingegaard retained the overall lead by 48 seconds over Joao Almeida.
• Javier Romo left the race on Tuesday, citing physical and mental effects from a crash linked to a protester during stage 15.
• Videos showed police pushing back protesters on the final climb, and officials earlier cleared a felled tree discovered on the route.
• Demonstrations have focused on Israel–Premier Tech, which removed “Israel” from jerseys after rejecting calls to withdraw, and organisers say they lack authority to suspend the team.